To repeat a process or rule over and over In the Explorer, the process that is repeated is the rule x --> x2 + c for some constant c That is, starting with the seed x0, we compute in order
The Multics shell supports iteration over command arguments For example, you can say
XP teams work to the regular milestones that occur at the end of every iteration An iterations usually lasts two or three weeks and starts with a planning meeting The customer selects a number of stories for each iteration according to Yesterday's Weather
A loop that uses the current value of a system to derive its future value by re-inserting it into the equations controlling the system dynamics Feedback The linking of Effect back to Cause
a repeated computation, usually performed on a range of values or on the elements of a data structure
doing or saying again; a repeated performance (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained; "the solution is obtained by iteration"
The mechanism for repeatedly performing a series of actions Common Lisp provides a number of constructions for performing iteration, as well as support for recursion