comment out
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To put special marks around lines of code so the computer ignores them, without deleting them.
Literal meaning: To remove something by making it a comment.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To add comment markers to lines of code so they are ignored by the compiler or interpreter, without deleting them.
"I commented out the database call to test the rest of the function independently."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Technical term used exclusively in programming and software development contexts. Very common among developers. The code is preserved but skipped by the compiler or interpreter. Often done for debugging or temporary changes.
Commonly used with
line block function code section loop
Forms
Base
comment out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
comments out
he/she/it
Past simple
commented out
yesterday
Past participle
commented out
have + pp
-ing form
commenting out
continuous
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