incrementor

English

Etymology

increment +‎ -or

Noun

incrementor (plural incrementors)

1. (computing) That which increments; a computer programming instruction that increments a value.
   • 2005, Pat Niemeyer, Jonathan Knudsen, Learning Java, page 95:

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

Antonyms

• decrementor

Related terms

• incrementer