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)
