winged comments

( n.)

   Comments  set  on  the  same  line  as  code,  as  opposed  to {boxed
   comments}. In C, for example:

   d = sqrt(x*x + y*y);  /* distance from origin */

   Generally these refer only to the action(s) taken on that line.

   

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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {boxed comments}]