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The definition of iteration is a new version of computer software, or the repetition of some word or process.

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Version 2.0 of a piece of computer software is an example of a new iteration.
A scientific test process repeated for a second time is an example of a second iteration.

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See iteration in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an iterating or being iterated; repetition
something iterated

Origin: ME < L iteratio

See iteration in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act or an instance of iterating; repetition.
Mathematics A computational procedure in which a cycle of operations is repeated, often to approximate the desired result more closely.
Computer Science
a. The process of repeating a set of instructions a specified number of times or until a specific result is achieved.
b. One cycle of a set of instructions to be repeated: After ten iterations, the program exited the loop.

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