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by ahi 5106 days ago
What does "iterates" mean in context? "Pealk has been in contact with lawyers in the event that LinkedIn iterates its own version of the app"

I can't tell if it's misused or I'm missing something.

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Next iteration/version of their API, i.e. Improved with new funcionality or functionality that got deceased.
In this context it can basically mean "improves".

It comes from a recent trend in software development called Agile where new features are added in short cycles e.g. week called an iteration.

In that case, wouldn't it be "iterates on its own (…) app"?