Typically iterative development is used in conjunction with incremental development, in which a longer software development cycle is split into smaller segments that are built upon each other.

Iterative development is usually used together with incremental development using a longer development cycle that is typically split into smaller parts that build upon each other.

Regression testing is a testing practice that verifies whether the system is still working fine, even after incremental development in the application.

While the term iterative and incremental development got started in the software industry, many hardware and embedded software development efforts are using iterative and incremental techniques.

With the development of industrial sector, changing product demand, came into being all kinds of special encoder, incremental development trend is good in the field of energy saving.