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From: uri@arnor.UUCP (Uri Blumenthal)
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Subject: Re: What is the origin of `pragma'
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Date: 6 Jul 89 20:29:46 GMT
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>From article <15896@vail.ICO.ISC.COM>, by rcd@ico.ISC.COM (Dick Dunn):
> In article <8906291247.AA19739@ti.com>, fmoore@skvax1.csc.ti.com (Freeman Moore [214]995-1901) writes:
> 
>>    Why was the word `pragma' selected?
>> 
> It may or may not have any bearing, but ALGOL 68 has a construct called a
> "pragmat" with very similar usage.  I recall seeing it in at least one

Yeah. I remember it's "pragma". Ain't too sure,though.

Uri.