iterar

Senses

1. 1.

   to iterate, to repeat

   to repeat something, especially a process or action

2. 2.

   to iterate (computing)

   to execute a loop or repetitive process in programming

Examples

• "O professor iterou a explicação para que todos entendessem."

  The teacher repeated the explanation so that everyone would understand.

• "O programa itera sobre cada elemento da lista."

  The program iterates over each element of the list.

• "Precisamos iterar esse processo até obter o resultado desejado."

  We need to iterate this process until we get the desired result.

Usage

Formal or technical register. Very common in programming and software development contexts. In everyday speech, "repetir" is more commonly used. The noun form is "iteração" (iteration).