'Iteration' definitions:

Definition of 'iteration'

From: WordNet
noun
(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations" [syn: iteration, loop]
noun
(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: iteration, looping]
noun
Doing or saying again; a repeated performance

Definition of 'Iteration'

From: GCIDE
  • Iteration \It`er*a"tion\, n. [L. iteratio.]
  • 1. Recital or performance a second time; repetition. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • What needs this iteration, woman? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Computers) The execution of a statement or series of statements in a loop which is repeated in a computer program; as, at each iteration, the counter is incremented by 2. [PJC]