noun
pragma
Pragma (noun) means (computing) A note written into code to tell a compiler how to treat it.
noun
1
(computing) A note written into code to tell a compiler how to treat it.
"This pragma stops the compiler from generating those warnings we don't care about."
2
(dated, computing) An old HTTP header used to give an instruction, such as telling a recipient not to store a cached copy.
"It is not possible to specify a pragma for a specific recipient; however, any pragma directive not relevant to a recipient should be ignored by that recipient."
— T. Berners-Lee, Hypertext Transfer Protocol — HTTP/1.0 (1996)
3
Something done or acted on, rather than merely believed or thought about.
""If it is practical, a pragma, it is a thing and not a theory.""
— R. A. Lafferty, All the People (1961)
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Etymology
Taken from Ancient Greek πρᾶγμα (prâgma, “a thing done, a fact”). In its technical senses it may instead be a back-formation from pragmatic, or a clipping of pragmat, a form used earlier in ALGOL.
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What is the meaning of pragma?
"pragma" (noun) means (computing) A note written into code to tell a compiler how to treat it.
What are the different meanings of pragma?
"pragma" has 3 main meanings: 1. (computing) A note written into code to tell a compiler how to treat it; 2. (dated, computing) An old HTTP header used to give an instruction, such as telling a recipient not to store a cached copy; 3. Something done or acted on, rather than merely believed or thought about.
