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rem out

verb

rem out

verb

Etymology From rem (a shortening of remark, used as a comment-marking keyword in some programming languages) + out.

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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences Dated To temporarily disable (a portion of source code) by converting it into a comment.

  • When Windows 98 is installed, it will "REM out" the MSCDEX statement, if there is one, since Windows has its own driver and doesn't need this one.1998, Ralf Kober, Franck Buechel, Markus Baecker, Win 98 RX: Solve Your Own Windows 98 Computing Problems Easily, page 205:

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