Equals

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  equals
       
           "=", {ASCII} character 61.
       
          Common names: {ITU-T}: equals; gets; takes.  Rare:
          quadrathorpe; {INTERCAL}: half-mesh.


       
          Equals is used in many languages as the {assignment} operator
          though earlier languages used ":=" ("becomes equal to") to
          avoid upsetting mathematicians with statements such as "x =
          x+1".  It is also used in compounds such as "<=", ">=", "==",
          "/=", "!=" for various comparison operators and in {C}'s "+=",
          "*=" etc. which mimic the {primitive} operations of
          {two-address code}.
       
          (1995-03-29)