Comments that occupy several lines By themselves so called Because in assemBler and C code they are often surrounded By a Box in a style similar to this: /************************************************* * * This is a Boxed comment in C style * *************************************************/ Common variants of this style omit the asterisks in column 2 or add a matching row of asterisks closing the right side of the Box. The sparest variant omits all But the comment delimiters themselves the "Box" is implied. Opposite of winged comments. [Jargon File] (1997-07-21)