What (who) is pragma - definition

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Pragma (disambiguation)

pragma

(pragmatic information) A standardised form of comment which has meaning to a compiler. It may use a special syntax or a specific form within the normal comment syntax. A pragma usually conveys non-essential information, often intended to help the compiler to optimise the program. (1994-11-08)

Pragma-dialectics

ARGUMENTATION THEORY THAT IS USED TO ANALYZE AND EVALUATE ARGUMENTATION IN ACTUAL PRACTICE

Pragma-dialectic

Pragma-dialectics, or pragma-dialectical theory, developed by Frans H. van Eemeren and Rob Grootendorst at the University of Amsterdam,; ; .

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Directive (programming)

SPECIAL COMPILER COMMAND IN SOME PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

Significant comment; Compiler directive; Preprocessor directive; Preprocessor directives; Compiler directives; Significant comments; Pragma (programming); Compiler pragma; Directive pragma; Interpreter designator; Pragma directive

In computer programming, a directive or pragma (from "pragmatic") is a language construct that specifies how a compiler (or other translator) should process its input. Directives are not part of the grammar of a programming language, and may vary from compiler to compiler.

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Wikipedia

Pragma

Pragma, an abbreviation for pragmatic, or from the same root, may refer to:

πράγμα, the Ancient Greek word; see pragmatism
Directive (programming), also known as a pragma or pragmat in several programming languages
- #pragma once
Pragma (love), a model of love
Pragma (periodical), a 1980's publication for Pick operating system users

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Examples of use of pragma

1. "Little GLORIAD," an initial networking endeavor between the United States, Russia and China, was formally launched in Jan. 2004. –NSF Related Websites GLORIAD: http://www.gloriad.org/ PRAGMA: http://www.pragma–grid.net/

2. Among the many international science collaborations enabled by these new connections is Korea‘s Molecular Simulation Grid (MGrid), a component of the National Science Foundation‘s (NSF) Pacific Rim Applications and Grid Middleware Assembly project (PRAGMA), which uses GLORIAD‘s network infrastructure to create an open "problem–solving environment" for molecular analyses of protein structures.