comment vs dictum

comment

noun
  • A spoken or written remark. 

  • A remark embedded in source code in such a way that it will be ignored by the compiler or interpreter, typically to help people to understand the code. 

  • The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme. 

  • The act of commenting. 

verb
  • To make remarks or notes. 

  • To insert comments into (source code). 

  • To comment out (code); to disable by converting into a comment. 

  • To remark. 

dictum

noun
  • An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm. 

  • The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it. 

  • An arbitrament or award. 

  • A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it. 

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