it‧e‧rate / ˈɪtəreɪt / verb [ transitive ]
1 if a computer iterates, it goes through a set of instructions before going through them for a second time
2 formal to say or do something again SYN repeat
— iteration / ˌɪtəˈreɪʃ ə n / noun [ uncountable and countable ]
— iterative / ˈɪt ə rətɪv / adjective [ only before noun ] :
iterative processes