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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)
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