condition out

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

condition out
 vt.

   To prevent a section of code from being compiled by surrounding it
   with a conditional-compilation directive whose condition is always
   false. The {canonical} examples of these directives are #if 0 (or
   #ifdef notdef, though some find the latter {bletcherous}) and #endif
   in C. Compare {comment out}.

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

condition out

   To prevent a section of code from being compiled by
   surrounding it with a {conditional compilation} directive
   whose condition is always false.  The {canonical} examples of
   these directives are "#if 0" (or "#ifdef notdef", though some
   find the latter bletcherous) and "#endif" in {C}.  Compare
   {comment out}.

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   (1994-11-30)

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