a property of a development process whereby work units are repeated on existing work products to improve them (e g , to fix defects and adapt it to changes in requirements) Contrast with incremental
Describing a procedure or process that repeatedly executes a series of operations until some condition is satisfied An iterative procedure may be implemented by a loop in a routine
A term used in research to refer to the repetition of a cycle of processes with an eye toward moving ever more closely toward desired results In EFF, the term is used to describe how EFF has progressively refined the concepts and components of EFF through research, feedback from customers and key system stakeholders, incorporation of research developments in related areas, and further feedback from customers (Merrifield, 2000, pp 4, 7-8 )