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==

== conjunction: the same as; equal to.

Conjunction

==

  1. (Internet) The same as; equal to.
    • As soon as I posted the article I knew that screwdriver and hammer would be abused in this example. I even did get to the "screwdriver == drink" part myself, only the "getting hammered" escaped me. ;-)2000 October 8, Jan Schaumann, “Re: Comparing Perl and Java”, in comp.lang.perl.misc (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    =

Synonyms of ==

  • =

Origin of ==

From the programming sense.

Questions about ==

What does == mean?
== means the same as; equal to.
What part of speech is ==?
== is a conjunction.

Words near == in the dictionary

  1. 9th Cir.
  2. 9th grade
  3. 9th grader
  4. 9th graders
  5. 9ᵗʰ
  6. ==
  7. ?
  8. ?s
  9. @
  10. @ parties
  11. @ party

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