| NOUN | process | iteration, loop | (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated |
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| process | iteration, looping | (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained | |
| act | iteration | doing or saying again |
| Meaning | (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated. | |
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| Example | "the solution took hundreds of iterations" | |
| Synonym | loop | |
| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
| Broader | process, physical process | A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states |
| Spanish | iteración | |
| Verbs | iterate | to say, state, or perform again |
| Meaning | (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained. | |
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| Example | "the solution is obtained by iteration" | |
| Synonym | looping | |
| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
| Broader | process, physical process | A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states |
| Spanish | iteración | |
| Catalan | iteració | |
| Verbs | iterate | to say, state, or perform again |
| Meaning | Doing or saying again; a repeated performance. | |
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| Broader | repetition, repeating | The act of doing or performing again |
| Spanish | reiteración | |
| Catalan | reiteració | |
| Verbs | iterate | to say, state, or perform again |
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