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rems out

rems out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rem out.

Meaning of rem out

Verb

rem out (third-person singular simple present rems out, present participle remming out, simple past and past participle remmed out)

  1. (dated, transitive) To temporarily disable (a portion of source code) by converting it into a comment.
    • When Windows 98 is installed, it will "REM out" the MSCDEX statement, if there is one, since Windows has its own driver and doesn't need this one.1998, Ralf Kober, Franck Buechel, Markus Baecker, Win 98 RX: Solve Your Own Windows 98 Computing Problems Easily, page 205
    Synonyms:
    comment out

Questions about rems out

What is rems out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rems out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rem out.

Words near rems out in the dictionary

  1. Rempi
  2. rempli
  3. remplissage
  4. remrefidine
  5. rems
  6. rems out
  7. Remsen
  8. Remsen cooler
  9. Remsen coolers
  10. Remsens
  11. remuage

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