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Subject:Re: Help: "Increment" as verb From:Stephen Victor <svictor -at- LGC -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 20 Dec 1995 15:59:23 -0600
Connie Winch wrote:
> I'm editing one of our manuals and have come across "increment" used as a
> verb. According to my American Heritage Dictionary, it's not a verb.
> However, I'm having a hard time thinking of a replacement. Any
> suggestions? It would be used in a sentence like this: "The software
> package automatically increments the transaction ID number after each
> entry."
Well, you learn something new every day. Increment is commonly used as a
verb in software documentation, and I had never questioned the usage
until I looked it up to confirm your post.
How about "The software package automatically increases the transaction
ID number by 1 [or, in increments of x, whatever the amount is] after
each entry."
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