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COMPUTER PROGRAM ANNOTATION [1 record]

Record 1 2004-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Programming Languages
DEF

A description, reference or explanation, added to or interspersed among the statements of the source language, that has no effect in the object language.

CONT

In an Ada program, a comment has no effect on program execution; its purpose is to make the program easier for a human reader to understand.

OBS

comment, computer program annotation, remark, annotation; note: terms standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Langages de programmation
DEF

Élément de langage permettant d'insérer du texte dans un programme, sans incidence sur l'exécution du programme.

CONT

Un programme Prolog est une suite de règles contenant éventuellement des commentaires. Un commentaire est une chaîne, c'est-à-dire une suite de caractères entre doubles guillemets.

OBS

commentaire : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Lenguaje de programación
DEF

En lenguajes de programación, construcción de lenguaje para la inclusión de texto en un programa y que no afecta en modo alguno la ejecución misma del programa.

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