"conditional comment" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: conditional comments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} conditional comment (plural conditional comments)
  1. (programming) A comment in source code that can be interpreted as a directive by some systems, but is ignored by those others that are not aware of the convention; formerly used to overcome compatibility issues between web browsers. Wikipedia link: conditional comment Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-conditional_comment-en-noun-jCuLEPUP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Inflected forms

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