zh-hans:迭代式开发也被称作迭代增量式开发或迭代进化式开发，是一种与传统的瀑布式开发相反的软件开发过程，它弥补了传统开发方式中的一些弱点，具有更高的成功率和生产率。

在迭代式开发方法中，整个开发工作被组织为一系列的短小的、固定长度（如3周）的小项目，被称为一系列的迭代。每一次迭代都包括了需求分析、设计、实现与测试。采用这种方法，开发工作可以在需求被完整地确定之前启动，并在一次迭代中完成系统的一部分功能或业务逻辑的开发工作。再通过客户的反馈来细化需求，并开始新一轮的迭代。

教学中，对迭代和版本的区别，可理解如下： 迭代一般指某版本的生产过程，包括从需求分析到测试完成； 版本一般指某阶段软件开发的结果，一个可交付使用的产品。

Iterative and Incremental development is any combination of both iterative design or iterative method and incremental build model for software development. The combination is of long standing and has been widely suggested for large development efforts. For example, the 1985 DOD-STD-2167 mentions (in section 4.1.2): "During software development, more than one iteration of the software development cycle may be in progress at the same time." and "This process may be described as an 'evolutionary acquisition' or 'incremental build' approach." The relationship between iterations and increments is determined by the overall software development methodology and software development process. The exact number and nature of the particular incremental builds and what is iterated will be specific to each individual development effort.