"augmented assignment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: augmented assignments [plural]
Etymology: augmented + assignment Etymology templates: {{l|en|augmented}} augmented, {{l|en|assignment}} assignment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} augmented assignment (countable and uncountable, plural augmented assignments)
  1. (programming) An assignment by which an operator takes a variable as one of its arguments and then assigns the result back to this variable. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Programming Hypernyms: assignment Derived forms: augmented assignment operator
    Sense id: en-augmented_assignment-en-noun-tGpL1jgx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Inflected forms

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