!=

See also: Appendix:Variations of "="

Translingual

Etymology

Introduced by the B programming language, which also used "!" for boolean negation, and inherited by its successor C. Later adopted more widely.

Symbol

!=

1. (programming) In some programming languages, an operator that compares two values for inequality, yielding a true result if they differ.

   Synonyms: <>, ≠

   Antonyms: =, ==

Conjunction

!=

1. (Internet slang) Not the same as; different from.

   Synonym: ≠

   • 2007 June 8, stan, “Re: FAQ says no attachments - time to change ?”, in comp.lang.c+‎^[1] (Usenet):

     You seem to be missing the point that you have failed to convince anyone that what you propose IS an improvement. As you already mentioned, change != progress/improvement. USENET has been around awhile now and the accepted rules are pretty much the result of eliminating things thta didn't work well.

Related terms

• ≈