inclusive OR operator
A Boolean operator that returns a value of TRUE if either or both of its operands is TRUE. Contrast with the exclusive OR operator, which returns a value of TRUE only if just one of the operands is True.
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(v) To add a fixed amount. For example, if you count consecutively from 1 to 10, you increment by one. If you count by twos, you increment by two. A large proportion of computer software consists of loops of instructions in which one or more values are incremented each time the loop is executed. (n) […]
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