boxed comments

programming Comments that occupy several lines by

themselves; so called because in assembler and C code they

are often surrounded by a box in a style similar to this:

/*************************************************

*

* This is a boxed comment in C style

*

*************************************************/

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.

Opposite of winged comments.

[Jargon File]

(1997-07-21)