iteration
noun /ˌɪtəˈreɪʃn/
/ˌɪtəˈreɪʃn/
- [uncountable, countable] the process of repeating a mathematical or computing process or set of instructions again and again, each time applying it to the result of the previous stageTopics Maths and measurementc2, Computersc2
- [countable] a new version of a piece of computer software
- OfficePower is now in its seventh iteration.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin iteratio(n-), from the verb iterare, from iterum ‘again’.