iteration

Noun
  1. (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated (synset 113525376)
    "the solution took hundreds of iterations"
    referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
    is a type of: physical process, process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
    same as: loop
  2. (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained (synset 113525111)
    "the solution is obtained by iteration"
    referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
    is a type of: physical process, process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
    same as: looping
  3. Doing or saying again;
    A repeated performance (synset 101021071)
    is a type of: repeating, repetition - the act of doing or performing again

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