comment

com-ment · noun, verb

imported

Definitions

noun, verb

  1. 1.

    A spoken or written remark expressing an opinion or observation.

  2. 2.

    To express an opinion or make a remark.

  3. 3.

    Discussion or criticism, especially public.

  4. 4.

    (computing) To add explanatory notes to source code.

  5. 5.

    (computing) Explanatory text in source code that is ignored by the compiler.

Forms

plural: comments

Related words

See also: commentary, commentator, observation, remark
Synonyms: note, observation, opinion, remark

Etymology

From Latin commentum ("invention, fabrication"), past participle of comminisci ("to contrive, devise"), from com- ("with") + minisci, related to mens ("mind").