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C-style comment
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English
Etymology
After the C (programming language) C programming language.
Noun
en programming A (possibly multiline) comment enclosed by the symbol sequences /* and */.
Usage notes
Used to distinguish from other forms of (generally single-line) comment available in some languages, such as // or #.
Related terms
en C-style string
en C programming language