an assertion; a section of source code which tests whether an expected condition is true.
He would often assert that there was life on other planets.
To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive.
To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.
To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight.
To beat with a whip made from hide.
A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway.
The skin of an animal.
(mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.
One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril.
A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes.
A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents.