rem out

verb

To temporarily disable (a portion of source code) by converting it into a comment.

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Meanings

verbrem out (third-person singular simple present rems out, present participle remming out, simple past and past participle remmed out)

present singular third person rems out · participle present remming out · participle past remmed out · past remmed out

  1. datedtransitivecomputingTo temporarily disable (a portion of source code) by converting it into a comment.

    When Windows 98 is installed, it will "REM out" the MSCDEX statement, if there is one, since Windows has its own driver and doesn't need this one.

    1998, Ralf Kober, Franck Buechel, Markus Baecker, Win 98 RX: Solve Your Own Windows 98 Computing Problems Easily, page 205

    Synonyms: comment out

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo temporarily disable (a portion of source code) by converting it into a comment.

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comment out
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comment out

Origin

From rem (a shortening of remark, used as a comment-marking keyword in some programming languages) + out.

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APA

rem out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rem%20out

MLA

“rem out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rem%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rem out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rem%20out.

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