iterative development
nounUK /ˈɪtərətɪv dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
US /ˈɪtəreɪtɪv dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
Iterative development is a way of building something by making it in small steps and improving it each time.
The team used iterative development to build the app, adding new features with each round of testing.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A software design approach where a project is built through repeated cycles of planning, building, and testing.
Iterative development helped the programmers fix bugs early before the final release.
3. Any process of improving a product or idea through repeated rounds of revision.
The writer's iterative development of the story involved many drafts and edits.
4. A learning method where skills are practiced and improved in repeated cycles.
Through iterative development, the students mastered the math problems one step at a time.