cyclic process
process that repeats itself
business cycle
fluctuation in the degree of utilization of the production potential of an economy
Calvin cycle
light-independent reactions in photosynthesis
ozone-oxygen cycle
biogeochemical cycle
human sexual response cycle
four-stage model of physiological responses to sexual stimulation
policy cycle
political science model
cycler
spacecraft trajectory that passes by two or more celestial bodies periodically
oscillation
type of cell signaling characterized by the periodic change of the system in time
geochemical cycle
pathway that chemical elements take in the surface and crust of the Earth
saros series
series of eclipses separated by a saros period
seasonality
presence of variations that occur at specific regular intervals less than a year
sleep cycle
oscillation between the slow-wave and REM phases of sleep
leverage cycle
procyclical expansion and contraction of leverage over the course of the business cycle
scrum sprint
in agile software development, a a set period of time during which specific tasks need to be completed and made ready for review
charge cycling
process of charging a rechargeable battery and discharging it as required into a load
credit cycle
the expansion and contraction of access to credit over time period, regarded by some as the fundamental process driving the business cycle
records life-cycle
refers to the following stages of a records "life span": from its creation to its preservation (in an archives) or disposal
intelligence cycle
ideal description of stages of intelligence information processing using a closed path, resulting in finished intelligence
control loop
fundamental building block of industrial control systems, consisting of all the physical components and control functions necessary to automatically adjust the value of a measured process variable with respect to that of a desired set-point
thermodynamic cycle
linked sequence of thermodynamic processes that involve transfer of heat and work into and out of the system,while varying pressure, temperature, and other state variables within the system, and that eventually returns the system to its initial state
supercontinent cycle
quasi-periodic aggregation and dispersal of Earth's continental crust
Sothic cycle
1460 year calendar cycle of ancient Egypt
liturgical season
segment of the liturgical year
project life cycle
phases that a project takes from the beginning to its end
North African climate cycles
cyclic climate pattern
eclipse cycle
intervals of eclipses
cardiac cycle
performance of the heart from the end of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next
pork cycle
phenomenon of fluctuations of supply and prices in livestock markets
plan, do, check, adjust
iterative four-step management method used in business for the control and continuous improvement of processes and products
biogeochemical cycle
pathway by which a chemical element or molecule moves through both biotic and abiotic compartments of Earth
purine nucleotide cycle
protein metabolic pathway
decision cycle
sequence of steps used by an entity on a repeated basis to reach and implement decisions and to learn from the results
learning cycle
a concept of how people learn from experience
loop
repeating section of a computer program
catalytic cycle
multistep reaction mechanism that involves a catalyst
nuclear fuel cycle
process of manufacturing and consuming nuclear fuel
hermeneutic circle
process of understanding a text hermeneutically, in which one understands the text as a whole by reference to the parts and understands each part by reference to the whole