"==" meaning in English

See == in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Etymology: From the programming sense. Head templates: {{en-conjunction}} ==
  1. (Internet slang) The same as; equal to. Tags: Internet Synonyms: =
    Sense id: en-==-en-conj-Lquzfe4V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2000 October 8, Jan Schaumann, “Re: Comparing Perl and Java”, in comp.lang.perl.misc (Usenet):",
          "text": "As soon as I posted the article I knew that screwdriver and hammer would be abused in this example. I even did get to the \"screwdriver == drink\" part myself, only the \"getting hammered\" escaped me. ;-)",
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