autoincrements
|au-to-in-cre-ments|
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/ˌɔːtoʊɪnˈkrɛmɛnt/
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/ˌɔːtəʊɪnˈkrɛmɛnt/
(autoincrement)
automatic increase
Etymology
'autoincrement' originates from two elements in different languages: 'auto-' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'autos', where 'autos' meant 'self'; and 'increment' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'incrementum', where 'in-'/ 'increscere' carried the sense of 'to grow' or 'increase'.
'autoincrement' is a modern English compound formed by joining 'auto-' + 'increment' in computing contexts (late 20th century) and became common in database and programming vocabulary; it did not evolve through older Middle English forms but was coined for technical use.
Initially coined to mean 'an automatic increase (usually by 1) of a counter or field', it has retained this technical meaning in computing with little change.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural form of 'autoincrement': an automatic increment feature or instance (often referring to database columns or counters that increase automatically).
Many developers rely on autoincrements for generating unique IDs in small projects.
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Verb 1
third-person singular present of 'autoincrement': (of a field or counter) automatically increases (usually by 1) each time a new record or item is created.
The primary key field autoincrements whenever a new row is inserted.
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Last updated: 2025/11/26 04:04