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com·ment / ˈkämˌent/ • n. a remark expressing an opinion or reaction. ∎ discussion, esp. of a critical nature, of an issue or event: the plans were sent to the council for comment. ∎ an indirect expression of the views of the creator of an artistic work: their second single is a comment on commercialism. ∎ an explanatory note in a book or other written text. ∎ archaic a written explanation or commentary. ∎ Comput. a piece of specially tagged text placed within a program to help other users to understand it, which the computer ignores when running the program. • v. [tr.] express (an opinion or reaction): the review commented that the book was agreeably written | [intr.] the company would not comment on the venture. ∎ Comput. place a piece of specially tagged explanatory text within (a program) to assist other users. ∎ Comput. turn (part of a program) into a comment so that the computer ignores it when running the program. PHRASES: no comment used in refusing to answer a question, esp. in a sensitive situation.DERIVATIVES: com·ment·er n. ORIGIN: late Middle English (in the senses ‘expository treatise’ and ‘explanatory note’): from Latin commentum ‘contrivance’ (in late Latin also ‘interpretation’), neuter past participle of comminisci ‘devise.’ |
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"comment." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "comment." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-comment.html "comment." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-comment.html |
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comment Part of a program text included for the benefit of the reader and ignored by the compiler. Each language has its own syntax for comments, usually a form of bracketing, e.g. {.....} in Pascal, /*.....*/ in C.
Some languages, including Ada, prefer “end-of-line” comments, which are introduced by a characteristic symbol and are automatically terminated at the end of a line. Older languages such as Basic and Fortran restrict comments to be whole lines and do not allow them to be appended to a line of code. |
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JOHN DAINTITH. "comment." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "comment." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-comment.html JOHN DAINTITH. "comment." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-comment.html |
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comment †commentary; explanatory note. XV. — L. commentum invention, interpretation, comment, f. comment-, pp. stem of comminiscī devise, contrive, f. COM- + *men-, base of mēns MIND.
Hence (or — F. commenter) comment vb. XVI. So commentary XV. commentator †chronicler XIV; writer of a commentary XVII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "comment." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "comment." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-comment.html T. F. HOAD. "comment." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-comment.html |
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comment Text in a program or WEB PAGE written in the HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE which contains documentary information and is not processed by a compiler or BROWSER.
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DARREL INCE. "comment." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "comment." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-comment.html DARREL INCE. "comment." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-comment.html |
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"comment." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "comment." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-comment.html "comment." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-comment.html |
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