Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Word of the Day to STOP Using


Iteration


1. The act or an instance of iterating; repetition.

2. Mathematics
A computational procedure in which a cycle of operations is repeated, often to approximate the desired result more closely.

3. Computer Science
a. The process of repeating a set of instructions a specified number of times or until a specific result is achieved.
b. One cycle of a set of instructions to be repeated: After ten iterations, the program exited the loop.


** It is nothing against all the people who use it, I just hear it alot and frankily I just don't like the way it sounds.

6 comments:

  1. The second definition under Computer Science is totally used in the computer programming/coding course I took last year.

    That's not really news worthy, but I thought you might appreciate it. :D

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  2. I smiled as soon as I saw that.

    God bless JenFen wherever she be.

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  3. Seems like a random word to hear frequently. I mean, I hear it and use it occasionally, but it seems wierd to be used that often!

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  4. I know, right! I don't think I ever really heard this word until I started working in a law office....there are MANY words I never heard often until I worked in a law office!!

    Ky, TOTALLY!!! I miss so much some of the fun and over used words from our staff meetings! ah, memories :)

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  5. The next person that says "irregardless" is getting punched.

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  6. I'm with ms. bee.

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