docstring

noun

docstring

noun

UK /ˈdɒk.stɹɪŋ/ · US /ˈdɑk.stɹɪŋ/

Etymology From doc + string; see doc (“documentation”).

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences A string literal specified in source code that is used, like a comment, to document a specific segment of code, but remains available at run-time.

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