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pre-decrement

pre-decrement noun: a decrement operation that takes place prior to evaluation of the expression that contains the variable being decremented.

Noun

pre-decrement (plural pre-decrements)

  1. A decrement operation that takes place prior to evaluation of the expression that contains the variable being decremented.

Verb

pre-decrement (third-person singular simple present pre-decrements, present participle pre-decrementing, simple past and past participle pre-decremented)

  1. (transitive) To perform such an operation upon.

Forms of pre-decrement

Noun
pluralpre-decrements
Verb
third-person singular presentpre-decrements
present participlepre-decrementing
past participlepre-decremented
pastpre-decremented

Origin of pre-decrement

From pre- + decrement.

Questions about pre-decrement

What does pre-decrement mean?
Pre-decrement means a decrement operation that takes place prior to evaluation of the expression that contains the variable being decremented.
What part of speech is pre-decrement?
Pre-decrement can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of pre-decrement?
The plural of pre-decrement is pre-decrements.

Words near pre-decrement in the dictionary

  1. pre-dead
  2. pre-debate
  3. pre-decimal
  4. pre-decimalisation
  5. pre-decimalization
  6. pre-decrement
  7. pre-decremented
  8. pre-decrementing
  9. pre-decrements
  10. pre-defined
  11. pre-dental

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