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pre-increment

pre-increment noun: an increment operation that takes place prior to evaluation of the expression that contains the variable being incremented.

Noun

pre-increment (plural pre-increments)

  1. An increment operation that takes place prior to evaluation of the expression that contains the variable being incremented.

Verb

pre-increment (third-person singular simple present pre-increments, present participle pre-incrementing, simple past and past participle pre-incremented)

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

Forms of pre-increment

Noun
pluralpre-increments
Verb
third-person singular presentpre-increments
present participlepre-incrementing
past participlepre-incremented
pastpre-incremented

Origin of pre-increment

From pre- + increment.

Questions about pre-increment

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

Words near pre-increment in the dictionary

  1. pre-hooks
  2. pre-hung
  3. pre-hypertension
  4. pre-impregnate
  5. pre-inactivation
  6. pre-increment
  7. pre-incremented
  8. pre-incrementing
  9. pre-increments
  10. pre-incubate
  11. pre-incubated

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