winged comments

<programming>

Comments set on the same line as code, as opposed to boxed comments.

In C, for example: 

 d = sqrt(x*x + y*y);  /* distance from origin */
Generally these refer only to the action(s) taken on that line.

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Last updated: 1997-07-21

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Windoze ♦ Wind River Systems ♦ winged comments ♦ winkey ♦ WinMaker Pro

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