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Looping statements are used to execute the same set of instructions repeatedly. In COBOL, the PERFORM statement is commonly used for looping.
Ex:
PERFORM 5 TIMES
DISPLAY "HELLO"
END-PERFORM.
The above code displays hello 5 times. There are different types of perform statements available in COBOL.