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incrementer

incrementer

6.7
A device or program that adds one to a number
  • noun
  • /ˈɪnkrəˌmɛntər/
  • Specialized
: incrementador
  • The incrementer adds one to the current value every time it is activated.

Examples

  • Since carry-lookahead incrementers are smaller and faster than carry-lookahead adders, the actual CLA is only 88 bits wide.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The propagation from the carry-lookahead incrementer and the group identifier generated by the 87-bit CLA are fed back to the carry-in to correct the end-around-carry problem without a closed loop.

    Academic text (1996)

  • You can use the incrementer in the software to increase the score by one after each correct answer.

  • The digital circuit includes an incrementer that boosts the counter's value with each pulse.

Surface Forms

incrementer singular
incrementers plural

Morphology

incrementer = increment (transparent) = increment + er

The word is transparently formed from 'increment' plus the agent/instrument suffix '-er', meaning something that performs the incrementing action.

Etymology

Incrementer comes from the word increment, which comes from the Latin incrementum meaning 'growth'. Think of the common word increase: both mean making something bigger, so an incrementer is something that makes a value larger in small steps, often by one.