1.(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated - the solution took hundreds of iterations • Syn: loop • Derivationally related forms: iterate • Topics: computer science, computing • Hypernyms: process, physical process 2.(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 • Syn: looping • Derivationally related forms: iterate • Topics: computer science, computing • Hypernyms: process, physical process 3. doing or saying again; a repeated performance • Derivationally related forms: iterate • Hypernyms: repetition, repeating
