Include

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include
Usage: vt.
Etymology: Usenet
Derivation: Usenet
Alternate Derivation: From C


include: vt.

[Usenet]

  1. To duplicate a portion (or whole) of another's message (typically with attribution to the source) in a reply or followup, for clarifying the context of one's response. See the discussion of inclusion styles under Hacker Writing Style.
  2. [from C] #include <disclaimer.h> has appeared in sig blocks to refer to a notional standard disclaimer file.
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Sources

Source: include, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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