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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  comment
       
           (Or "remark") Explanatory text embedded in
          program source (or less often data) intended to help human
          readers understand it.
       
          Code completely without comments is often hard to read, but
          too heavily commented code isn't much better, especially if
          the comments are not kept up-to-date with changes to the code.
          Too much commenting may mean that the code is
          over-complicated.  A good rule is to comment everything that
          needs it but write code that doesn't need much of it.
       
          A particularly irksome form of over-commenting explains
          exactly what each statement does, even when it is obvious to
          any reasonably competant programmer, e.g.
       
          	/* Open the input file */
          	infd = open(input_file, O_RDONLY);
       
          (1998-04-28)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Comment \Com"ment\ (?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Commented; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Commenting.] [F. commenter, L. commentari to
     meditate upon, explain, v. intens. of comminisci, commentus,
     to reflect upon, invent; com- + the root of meminisse to
     remember, mens mind. See Mind.]
     To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to
     write notes on the works of an author, with a view to
     illustrate his meaning, or to explain particular passages; to
     write annotations; -- often followed by on or upon.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A physician to comment on your malady.   --Shak.
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           Critics . . . proceed to comment on him. --Dryden.
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           I must translate and comment.            --Pope.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Comment \Com"ment\, v. t.
     To comment on. [Archaic.] --Fuller.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Comment \Com"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. comment.]
     1. A remark, observation, or criticism; gossip; discourse;
        talk.
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              Their lavish comment when her name was named.
                                                    --Tennyson.
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     2. A note or observation intended to explain, illustrate, or
        criticise the meaning of a writing, book, etc.;
        explanation; annotation; exposition.
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              All the volumes of philosophy,
              With all their comments.              --Prior.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Comment \Com"ment\, v. t.
     To comment on. [Archaic.] --Fuller.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Comment \Com"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. comment.]
     1. A remark, observation, or criticism; gossip; discourse;
        talk.
  
              Their lavish comment when her name was named.
                                                    --Tennyson.
  
     2. A note or observation intended to explain, illustrate, or
        criticise the meaning of a writing, book, etc.;
        explanation; annotation; exposition.
  
              All the volumes of philosophy, With all their
              comments.                             --Prior.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Comment \Com"ment\ (?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Commented; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Commenting.] [F. commenter, L. commentari to
     meditate upon, explain, v. intens. of comminisci, commentus,
     to reflect upon, invent; com- + the root of meminisse to
     remember, mens mind. See Mind.]
     To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to
     write notes on the works of an author, with a view to
     illustrate his meaning, or to explain particular passages; to
     write annotations; -- often followed by on or upon.
  
           A physician to comment on your malady.   --Shak.
  
           Critics . . . proceed to comment on him. --Dryden.
  
           I must translate and comment.            --Pope.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  comment
       n 1: a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief;
            "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on
            his account" [syn: remark]
       2: a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is
          added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an
          extended comment on the proposal" [syn: commentary]
       3: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other
          people; "the divorce caused much gossip" [syn: gossip, scuttlebutt]
       v 1: make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his
            colleague" [syn: notice, remark, point out]
       2: explain or interpret something
       3: provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He
          annotated on what his teacher had written" [syn: gloss,
          annotate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  comment
     Γαλλικά adv.
     πώς
     Γαλλικά n.
     ο τρόπος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  comment
     Middle French adv.
     1 how (gloss: in a given manner)
     2 (lb frm interrogative) how (gloss: in what manner)
     Middle French alt.
     1 how (gloss: in a given manner)
     2 (lb frm interrogative) how (gloss: in what manner)
     n.
     A spoken or written remark.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To remark.
     2 (lb en intransitive with "on" or "about") To
  make remarks or notes.
     3 (lb en transitive obsolete) To comment or remark on.
     4 (lb en transitive software of code) To insert comments into (source
  code).
     5 (lb en transitive software of code) To comment out (code); to
  disable by converting into a comment.
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt Internet slang) (l en comment), remark

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  comment
     n.
     A spoken or written remark.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To remark.
     2 (lb en intransitive with "on" or "about") To
  make remarks or notes.
     3 (lb en transitive obsolete) To comment or remark on.
     4 (lb en transitive software of code) To insert comments into (source
  code).
     5 (lb en transitive software of code) To comment out (code); to
  disable by converting into a comment.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  comment
     Middle French adv.
     1 how (gloss: in a given manner)
     2 (lb frm interrogative) how (gloss: in what manner)
     Middle French alt.
     1 how (gloss: in a given manner)
     2 (lb frm interrogative) how (gloss: in what manner)
     n.
     A spoken or written remark.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To remark.
     2 (lb en intransitive with "on" or "about") To
  make remarks or notes.
     3 (lb en transitive obsolete) To comment or remark on.
     4 (lb en transitive software of code) To insert comments into (source
  code).
     5 (lb en transitive software of code) To comment out (code); to
  disable by converting into a comment.
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt Internet slang) (l en comment), remark

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  comment
     Middle French adv.
     1 how (gloss: in a given manner)
     2 (lb frm interrogative) how (gloss: in what manner)
     Middle French alt.
     1 how (gloss: in a given manner)
     2 (lb frm interrogative) how (gloss: in what manner)
     n.
     A spoken or written remark.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To remark.
     2 (lb en intransitive with "on" or "about") To
  make remarks or notes.
     3 (lb en transitive obsolete) To comment or remark on.
     4 (lb en transitive software of code) To insert comments into (source
  code).
     5 (lb en transitive software of code) To comment out (code); to
  disable by converting into a comment.
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt Internet slang) (l en comment), remark

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  comment
     Portugali n.
     (yhteys nettislangia k=pt) kommentti, huomautus
     Ranska adv.
     kuinka, miten; millainen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  comment
     Franska adv.
     hur
     Franska interj.
     1 hursa, va; uttrycker något som sagts inte har förståtts eller hörts
     2 va; uttrycker förvåning
     Franska vb.
     (böjning fr verb commer)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  comment /kˈɒmɛnt/
  annoteer

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Comment /kˈɒmɛnt/
  التعليق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  comment //ˈkɑmɛnt// //ˈkɒm.ɛnt// /[ˈkʰɑmɛnt]/ /[ˈkʰɒm.ɛnt]/ 
  1. комента́р
  programming: remark not affecting behavior
  2. беле́жка, комента́р
  spoken remark

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  comment //ˈkɑmɛnt// //ˈkɒm.ɛnt// /[ˈkʰɑmɛnt]/ /[ˈkʰɒm.ɛnt]/ 
  коментирам
  to remark

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  comment /kˈɒmɛnt/ 
  komentovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  comment /kˈɒmɛnt/
  komentář

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  comment /kˈɒmɛnt/ 
  kritizovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  comment /kˈɒmɛnt/ 
  poznámka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  comment /kˈɒmɛnt/
  kritika

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  comment /kˈɒmɛnt/
  opatřit poznámkami

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  comment /kˈɒmɛnt/ 
  sylw

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  comment /kˈɒmɛnt/ 
  sylwad