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
a term used to describe a process in which some operation is performed repeatedly
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 system that takes a fairly simple encryption rule and applies it many times to obtain data security
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 )
{s} repetitive; reiterative; marked by dreary repetition; that involves repetition; frequentative (Grammar)