iteration
n. countablen. a new or updated version of something, like a piece of software or a design. Each time you make a change and try again, you have created a new version.
n. a single execution of a repetitive process or a specific version of a product resulting from a cycle of development. Often implies a series of incremental improvements within a design or programming context.
The latest iteration of the app is much faster.
After three weeks of testing, the design team released the fourth iteration of the prototype to address user feedback.
The software development lifecycle relies on rapid iteration to identify bugs and refine the user interface before the final product reaches the consumer market.
From Latin iterātiō, from iterō. Morphologically iterate + -ion.
Commonly used in technical, mathematical, and design contexts to describe repeating a process to reach a goal.