In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
Q: In -LSB- computer programming -RSB- a loop counter is the -LSB- variable ( programming ) -PIPE- variable -RSB- that controls the iterations of a loop ( a computer -LSB- programming language -RSB- construct ) .
A: 
In computer science , a loop counter is a variable that controls how many repetitions the loop will do .