Having trouble remembering the term for a concept -- quick question -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Having trouble remembering the term for a concept -- quick question
From: "James H. H. Lampert" <jamesl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2024 13:14:37 -0800
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I seem to recall that there's an adjective to describe a block of code (or an entire program) that can be safely executed any number of times without screwing anything up.

But I can't remember the term.

Does anybody know what I'm talking about?

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JHHL

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