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Comments (explanatory notes attached to program instructions) that
occupy several lines by themselves; so called because in assembler and C
code they are often surrounded by a box in a style something like this:
/*************************************************
*
* This is a boxed comment in C style
*
*************************************************/
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Common variants of this style omit the asterisks in column 2 or add a
matching row of asterisks closing the right side of the box. The sparest
variant omits all but the comment delimiters themselves; the
‘box’ is implied. Oppose
winged comments.
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