Meanings
conjunction
- InternetThe same as; equal to.
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. ;-)
2000 October 8, Jan Schaumann, “Re: Comparing Perl and Java”, in comp.lang.perl.misc (Usenet)Synonyms: =
Synonyms & antonyms
conjunctionThe same as; equal to.
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Origin
From the programming sense.
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==. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%3D%3D
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“==.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%3D%3D. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “==,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%3D%3D.
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