Associations to the word «Incremental»

Wiktionary

INCREMENTAL, adjective. Pertaining to an increment.
INCREMENTAL, adjective. Occurring over a series of gradual increments, or small steps.
INCREMENTAL BACKUP, noun. (computing) a backup method where only the information that changed since a previous backup is saved

Dictionary definition

INCREMENTAL, adjective. Increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions; "lecturers enjoy...steady incremental growth in salary".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats