incrementor

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noun

That which increments; a computer programming instruction that increments a value.

Opposite
decrementor
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Meanings

nounincrementor (plural incrementors)

plural incrementors

  1. computingThat which increments; a computer programming instruction that increments a value.

    Following each execution of the body, the incrementor expressions are evaluated to give them a chance to update variables[…]

    2005, Pat Niemeyer, Jonathan Knudsen, Learning Java, page 95

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
decrementor

Origin

From increment + -or.

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APA

incrementor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incrementor

MLA

“incrementor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incrementor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incrementor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incrementor.

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