Iteration

Definitions

1. The repeated execution of a block of logic, usually to process items in a sequence or to converge toward a result. In programming it contrasts with recursion and appears in constructs such as for-loops, while-loops, and iterator-based traversals.

   In plain English: It means repeating the same step over and over, usually once for each item or until a condition is met.

   Example: "This parser does one iteration per token, so the runtime scales linearly with input size."

Related Terms

• Pseudo Code
• Return Value
• Sequential Execution
• Switch Statement
• Try-Catch
• While Loop
• Bit Manipulation
• Break Statement
• Callback
• Chain
• Code Path
• Compare
• Conditional
• Continue Statement
• Control Flow