commenting out

A form of comment out — To disable a section of source code by converting it into a comment.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of comment out
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APA

commenting out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commenting%20out

MLA

“commenting out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commenting%20out. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commenting out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commenting%20out.

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