<s>
A	O
charge	B-Algorithm
cycle	I-Algorithm
is	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
charging	B-Application
a	O
rechargeable	B-Architecture
battery	I-Architecture
and	O
discharging	O
it	O
as	O
required	O
into	O
a	O
load	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
is	O
typically	O
used	O
to	O
specify	O
a	O
battery	O
's	O
expected	O
life	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
charge	B-Algorithm
cycles	I-Algorithm
affects	O
life	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
mere	O
passage	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
charge	B-Algorithm
cycle	I-Algorithm
"	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
unit	O
of	O
time	O
;	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
time	O
spent	O
charging	B-Application
or	O
discharging	O
does	O
not	O
affect	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
charge	B-Algorithm
cycles	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
battery	O
is	O
affected	O
differently	O
by	O
charge	B-Algorithm
cycles	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
number	O
of	O
cycles	O
for	O
a	O
rechargeable	B-Architecture
battery	I-Architecture
indicates	O
how	O
many	O
times	O
it	O
can	O
undergo	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
complete	O
charging	B-Application
and	O
discharging	O
until	O
failure	O
or	O
starting	O
to	O
lose	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
clarifies	O
that	O
a	O
charge	B-Algorithm
cycle	I-Algorithm
means	O
using	O
all	O
the	O
battery	O
's	O
capacity	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
necessarily	O
by	O
discharging	O
it	O
from	O
100%	O
to	O
0%	O
:	O
"	O
You	O
complete	O
one	O
charge	B-Algorithm
cycle	I-Algorithm
when	O
you	O
’ve	O
used	O
(	O
discharged	O
)	O
an	O
amount	O
that	O
equals	O
100%	O
of	O
your	O
battery	O
’s	O
capacity	O
—	O
but	O
not	O
necessarily	O
all	O
from	O
one	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
you	O
might	O
use	O
75%	O
of	O
your	O
battery	O
’s	O
capacity	O
one	O
day	O
,	O
then	O
recharge	B-Architecture
it	O
fully	O
overnight	O
.	O
</s>
