augmented assignment

noun

An assignment by which an operator takes a variable as one of its arguments and then assigns the result back to this variable.

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Meanings

nounaugmented assignment (countable and uncountable, plural augmented assignments)

plural augmented assignments

  1. countableuncountablecomputingAn assignment by which an operator takes a variable as one of its arguments and then assigns the result back to this variable.

Origin

augmented + assignment

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APA

augmented assignment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/augmented%20assignment

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Chicago

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