1. (

• iteration ,
• loop

) (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations" ;

2. (

• iteration ,
• looping

) (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" ;

3. (

• iteration

) doing or saying again; a repeated performance ;