In the following function header, the word int is known as a(n) __________. FeetInches FeetInches:
:
Operator++(int)
A) parameterless data type
B) incomplete argument
C) dummy parameter
D) incomplete parameter
E) None of these

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The "int" in the function header is a dummy parameter. When overloading the postfix increment operator (++), the dummy parameter is necessary to differentiate between the prefix and postfix forms of the operator. The dummy parameter can be of any type, but it is conventionally passed as an int.

In the Following Function Header, the Word Int Is Known