Meaning of DEC
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- [n] (astronomy) the angular distance to a point on a celestial object measured north or south from the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere
- [n] the last (12th) month of the year
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| | See Also: | | angular distance, Christmas, Christmas Day, Christmastide, Christmastime, Dec 25, December 31, Gregorian calendar, Gregorian calendar month, mid-December, New Style, New Year's Eve, Noel, winter, wintertime, Xmas, Yule, Yuletide | |
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Digital Equipment Corporation /dek/ decrement, decrease by one. Especially used by assembly language programmers, as many assembly languages have a "dec" mnemonic. Opposite: inc. [Jargon File]
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