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The **apostrophe** allows explanatory comments, or remarks, to be inserted in a program. These may be included anywhere in the source code and extend to the end of the line. Comments are ignored when the program is run.
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## Syntax
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> [apostrophe](apostrophe) this is a comment
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> [REM](REM) this is also a comment
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## Description
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* [REM](REM) can also be used to insert comments but may only be used as the last, or only, statement on a line.
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* QBasic [metacommand](metacommand)s like [$INCLUDE]($INCLUDE) must be included in a comment using either [REM](REM) or [apostrophe](apostrophe).
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* [Apostrophe](Apostrophe) comments, unavailable in earlier dialects of the BASIC language, are now generally favored over [REM](REM) statements for their greater flexibility.
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* Comments are also useful for disabling code for program testing and debugging purposes.
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## Example(s)
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```vb
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COLOR 11: PRINT "Print this...." ' PRINT "Don't print this program comment!"
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```
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```text
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Print this....
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```
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## See Also
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* [REM](REM)
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* [$DYNAMIC]($DYNAMIC), [$STATIC]($STATIC), [$INCLUDE]($INCLUDE)
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