Agile vs. Iterative

Agileadjective

Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move

‘an agile creature’; ‘an agile wit’;

Iterativeadjective

Of a procedure that involves repetition of steps (iteration) to achieve the desired outcome; in computing this may involve a mechanism such as a loop.

Agileadjective

Characterised by quick motion

‘agile movements’;

Iterativeadjective

(grammar) Expressive of an action that is repeated with frequency.

Agileadjective

Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.

‘agile methods’;

Iterativenoun

(grammar) A verb showing the iterative aspect.

Agileadjective

Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue.

‘Shaking it with agile hand.’;

Iterativeadjective

Repeating.

Agileadjective

moving quickly and lightly;

‘sleek and agile as a gymnast’; ‘as nimble as a deer’; ‘nimble fingers’; ‘quick of foot’; ‘the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it’;

Iterativeadjective

marked by tedious repetition

Agileadjective

mentally quick;

‘an agile mind’; ‘nimble wits’;

Agileadjective

able to move quickly and easily

‘Ruth was as agile as a monkey’;

Agileadjective

able to think and understand quickly

‘his vague manner concealed an agile mind’;

Agileadjective

relating to or denoting a method of project management, used especially for software development, that is characterized by the division of tasks into short phases of work and frequent reassessment and adaptation of plans

‘agile methods replace high-level design with frequent redesign’;