post-decrement

noun

A decrement operation that takes place after evaluation of the expression that contains the variable being decremented.

OriginEnglish decrement ← Latin post ← Old Latin poste →
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Meanings

nounpost-decrement (plural post-decrements)

plural post-decrements

  1. computingA decrement operation that takes place after evaluation of the expression that contains the variable being decremented.
verbpost-decrement (third-person singular simple present post-decrements, present participle post-decrementing, simple past and past participle post-decremented)

present singular third person post-decrements · participle present post-decrementing · participle past post-decremented · past post-decremented

  1. transitivecomputingTo perform such an operation upon.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishdecrement
  8. Englishpost-decrement

From post- + decrement.

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Chicago

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