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Comma : (noun)
1: a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of
elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
2: anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the
underside of each hind wing [syn: comma butterfly, Polygonia
comma]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Comma : \Com"ma\, n. [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr. ?
clause, fr. ? to cut off. Cf. Capon.]
1. A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of
a sentence, written or printed.
2. (Mus.) A small interval (the difference between a major
and minor half step), seldom used except by tuners.
Comma bacillus (Physiol.), a variety of bacillus shaped
like a comma, found in the intestines of patients
suffering from cholera. It is considered by some as having
a special relation to the disease; -- called also cholera
bacillus.
Comma butterfly (Zo["o]l.), an American butterfly ({Grapta
comma), having a white comma-shaped marking on the under
side of the wings.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Comma :
COMputable MAthematics.
An ESPRIT project at KU Nijmegen.
(1994-11-30)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Comma :
"," ASCII character 44. Common names: ITU-T:
comma. Rare: ITU-T: cedilla; INTERCAL: tail.
In the C programming language, "," is an operator which
evaluates its first argument (which presumably has
side-effects) and then returns the value of its second
argument. This is useful in "for" statements and macros.
(1995-03-10)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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