To surround a section of code with comment delimiters or to prefix
every line in the section with a comment marker; this prevents it
from being compiled or interpreted. Often done when the code is
redundant or obsolete, but is being left in the source to make the
intent of the active code clearer; also when the code in that section
is broken and you want to bypass it in order to debug some other part
of the code. Compare {condition out}, usually the preferred technique
in languages (such as {C}) that make it possible.
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {condition out}]