loop
noun [ C ]
uk/luːp/ us IT
one or more instructions given repeatedly by a computer program until a particular result is achieved
be in the loop informal
to be one of a group of people who have particular knowledge, make important decisions, or deal with important situations:
Entry-level workers want to feel like they're in the loop.
be out of the loop informal
to not be one of a group of people who have particular knowledge, make important decisions, or deal with important situations:
A group of senior staff at the plant have just told her they are as much out of the loop as the workers.