vollinkrementelle

Vollinkrementelle is a German adjective used in technical contexts to describe processes, systems, or methods that update outcomes by applying changes incrementally across the entire state rather than by performing a fresh, full recomputation after each input. The term emphasizes a strong form of incrementalism: every new piece of data or event triggers updates that propagate through the system as needed to maintain correctness.

In practice, vollinkrementelle approaches are discussed in fields such as software engineering, algorithms, data processing, and information systems. They are contrasted with non-incremental methods (recomputing from scratch) and with partial or local incremental strategies that touch only a subset of the state. The hallmark is the maintenance of a valid, up-to-date result by applying deltas or updates to the existing state, often with mechanisms to track changes and dependencies.

Typical applications include online or streaming contexts where data arrives continuously, and the system must produce updated results with low latency. Examples include online maintenance of solutions in dynamic graphs (updating paths or connectivity when edges change), incremental compilation and builds in software development, and stateful data processing that propagates new inputs through a pipeline without rebuilding everything. The approach can reduce redundant work but increases implementation complexity and the need to ensure consistency across updates.

Because usage varies by domain, some authors prefer terminology like vollinkrementell, inkrementell, or online processing to describe related ideas. See also incremental computing, dynamic algorithms, and streaming data processing.