[ˈkɒmɛnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a verbal or written remark expressing an opinion or reaction
(e.g: you asked for comments on the new proposals)

- a piece of text placed within a program to help other users to understand it, which the computer ignores when running the program


Phrases:
- no comment

Origin:
late Middle English (in the senses ‘expository treatise’ and ‘explanatory note’): from Latin commentum ‘contrivance’ (in late Latin also ‘interpretation’), neuter past participle of comminisci ‘devise’

[ˈkɒmɛnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- express an opinion or reaction in speech or writing
(e.g: the company would not comment on the venture)

- place a piece of explanatory text within (a program) to assist other users
(e.g: the only way to solve the problem is to code for the hardware directly—just make sure that it's clearly commented)


Phrases:
- no comment

Origin:
late Middle English (in the senses ‘expository treatise’ and ‘explanatory note’): from Latin commentum ‘contrivance’ (in late Latin also ‘interpretation’), neuter past participle of comminisci ‘devise’