Incremental
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Incremental is an adjective meaning Pertaining to an increment.
Meaning
Pertaining to an increment.
More Meanings
- Occurring over a series of gradual increments, or small steps.
Example Sentences
We perform a full backup on Sunday, including the file foo.dat. On Wednesday, having modified foo.dat, it is stored on an incremental backup.
The replies to questions indicate that the technology provided noncontractually is generally more routine and incremental than that protected by contracts.
Synonyms for incremental
Depending on context, synonyms include gradual, progressive.
Antonyms for incremental
Common opposites include decremental.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include progressive, gradualist, gradual, stepwise, increasing, increase.
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