pre-decrement

Etymology

From pre- +‎ decrement.

Noun

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

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.