"pre-increment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pre-increments [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + increment. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|increment}} pre- + increment Head templates: {{en-noun}} pre-increment (plural pre-increments)
  1. (computing) An increment operation that takes place prior to evaluation of the expression that contains the variable being incremented. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-pre-increment-en-noun-PAtY6hXJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

Forms: pre-increments [present, singular, third-person], pre-incrementing [participle, present], pre-incremented [participle, past], pre-incremented [past]
Etymology: From pre- + increment. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|increment}} pre- + increment Head templates: {{en-verb}} pre-increment (third-person singular simple present pre-increments, present participle pre-incrementing, simple past and past participle pre-incremented)
  1. (transitive, computing) To perform such an operation upon. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-pre-increment-en-verb-lOFa5NIu Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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