DEC
v. C1 Advanced US //ˈdɛk// dec
v. to decrease a number or value by one. You see this most often in computer programming when counting down or moving through a list.
v. to decrease a numerical value by a fixed increment, typically one. Often used in low-level programming and assembly language as the inverse of 'inc'.
The program will dec the counter until it reaches zero.
In this loop, we dec the index variable after each successful operation to track the remaining items.
The processor executes a specific instruction to dec the register value, allowing for efficient countdown loops in the system's firmware.
Usage
The verb is transitive and typically takes a numerical variable or register as its object.