Comments that oCCupy several lines by themselves so Called beCause in assembler and CCode 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)
