Iterator

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  iterator
       
           An {object} or {routine} for accessing items
          from a {list}, {array} or {stream} one at a time.
       
          By extension, the term can be used for an object or routine


          for accesing items from any data structure that can be viewed
          as a list.  For example, a {traverser} is an {iterator} for
          {tree}-shaped data structures.
       
          (2001-10-04)