"!=" meaning in All languages combined

See != on Wiktionary

Symbol [Translingual]

Etymology: Introduced by the B programming language, which also used "!" for boolean negation, and inherited by its successor C. Later adopted more widely. Etymology templates: {{l|mul|!}} ! Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol|head=!=}} !=
  1. (programming) In some programming languages, an operator that compares two values for inequality, yielding a true result if they differ. Categories (topical): Programming Synonyms: <>, Related terms:

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