"postamble" meaning in All languages combined

See postamble on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: postambles [plural]
Etymology: Modelled on preamble, with post- replacing pre-. Etymology templates: {{m|en|preamble}} preamble, {{m|en|post-}} post-, {{m|en|pre-}} pre- Head templates: {{en-noun}} postamble (plural postambles)
  1. A short concluding statement or remark, especially summarizing a formal document or statute. Synonyms (concluding statement or remark): epilogue
    Sense id: en-postamble-en-noun-atIHyO53 Disambiguation of 'concluding statement or remark': 89 11
  2. (computing) Closing statements of a computer program; final or closing part of data. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-postamble-en-noun-MlmN3AzF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: afterword, post-amble

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for postamble meaning in All languages combined (2.4kB)

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