recursive

(adjective)

Pertaining to a procedure that can be used repeatedly. In composition, a writer may return to the tasks of a previous stage once informed by the activities of a current stage.

Examples of recursive in the following topics:

Introduction to the Writing Process
- It's important to recognize that writing is a recursive process.
Step 5: Revising
- As with the prior stages of writing, it's actually not a distinct phase that happens only once, but part of a recursive process.