English

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Etymology

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From pre- +‎ decrement.

Noun

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pre-decrement (plural pre-decrements)

  1. (computing) A decrement operation that takes place prior to evaluation of the expression that contains the variable being decremented.

Verb

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pre-decrement (third-person singular simple present pre-decrements, present participle pre-decrementing, simple past and past participle pre-decremented)

  1. (transitive, computing) To perform such an operation upon.