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Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ?

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Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> writes:
>scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:
>
>> Muttley@dastardlyhq.com writes:
>>>On Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:58:59 +0200
>>
>>>>As far as I understood that was exactly what they where aiming for.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for the precedence heads-up.
>>>
>>>If in doubt just use brackets. They're free.
>>
>> Parentheses work even better.   Unless bracket [] is UK
>> for parentheses ()?
>
>Yes, in the UK "brackets" are somewhat generic (i.e. any matched pair of
>symbols used to convey some extra meaning could be called brackets), but
>the default meaning is "()".  The pair "[]" are "square brackets" and
>"{}" are "curly brackets", though "braces" has taken hold as the name
>for "{}" among computer programmers.  For completeness, "<>" are usually
>called "angle brackets".
>
>"Parentheses" is a well-understood term here, but sounds a tiny bit
>pretentious!
>
>Are the terms used in the USA absolutely fixed and unambiguous?
>I.e. are "brackets" always "[]" even to a linguist?

That has been my experience in the computer field.

However, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracket_(mathematics),
indicates the term can be used generally rather than specifically.

In programming the distinction matters.

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flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2022-08-18 07:55 +0200
  Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Ike Naar <ike@sdf.org> - 2022-08-18 06:52 +0000
    Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2022-08-18 09:58 +0200
      Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2022-08-18 14:50 +0000
        Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2022-08-18 17:12 +0200
        Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-08-18 15:29 +0000
          Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2022-08-18 16:43 +0100
            Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-08-18 16:10 +0000
            Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-08-18 21:19 +0200
              Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2022-08-19 02:57 +0200
                Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-08-19 08:29 +0200
            Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2022-08-19 08:12 -0700
          Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2022-08-18 16:47 +0100
            Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2022-08-18 15:50 +0000
            Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-08-18 10:46 -0700
              Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-08-18 11:30 -0700
          Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2022-08-18 15:47 +0000
        Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2022-08-19 08:53 -0700
          Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-08-19 18:00 +0200
          Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2022-08-19 16:10 +0000
            Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2022-08-19 16:45 -0700
    Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-08-19 06:01 +0000
      Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2022-08-19 16:07 +0100
      Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2022-08-19 16:08 +0100
  Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2022-08-18 16:14 +0100
    Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2022-08-18 18:10 +0200
  Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2022-08-18 11:56 -0700
    Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2022-08-18 21:31 +0200
      Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2022-08-18 21:24 -0700
        Re: flags & flagMask == flagMask can be true for flags != flagMask if flags is a superset of flagMask ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2022-08-19 09:36 +0200

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