pragma
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English
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek root πρᾶγμα (prâgma, “a thing done, a fact”). May be a back-formation from pragmatic.
Noun
pragma (plural pragmas or pragmata)
- (computing, programming) A compiler directive; data embedded in source code by programmers to indicate some intention to a compiler.
- This pragma stops the compiler from generating those warnings we don't care about.
- (computing, programming) In HTTP version 1.0 and 1.1, a general-header that specifies some implementation-specific directive, to any recipient, and may specify that the HTTP response should not be cached.
Synonyms
- pragmat (in the ALGOL programming language)
Anagrams
Spanish
Noun
pragma m (plural pragmas)