"/* */" meaning in All languages combined

See /* */ on Wiktionary

Punctuation [Translingual]

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  1. (programming) In some programming, markup and query languages, encloses a multi-line comment. Categories (topical): Translingual matched pairs, Translingual punctuation marks, Programming Coordinate_terms: //, <!-- -->

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