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Khoshtip Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

meaning of *read into*

Hi,

What does read into mean? For example in below sentence.

_We read a sequence of values into variables._
  

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g. from a file on disk) and place these into variables. For example, we assign x = 10, y = 5, etc.

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  • from a file on disk) and place these into variables.
  • For example, we assign x = 10, y = 5, etc.
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We read the values (e.g. from a file on disk) and place these into variables. For example, we assign x = 10, y = 5, etc.
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wow, strange. Thank you guys.
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The expression has nothing to do with numbers. The expression means that you have added meaning to words that was not intended.
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steveubu The expression has nothing to do with numbers. The expression means that you have added meaning to words that was not intended.
Welcome to the forums, steveubu. No, it doesn't. The word "variables" takes us into the world of algebra and computer programming. In fact, in BASIC, the READ command writes from a DATA line into a variable.

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enoon, you apparently have more knowledges than the English literature alone, well-done! The sentence was gotten from a computer programming language book (C++).
From now on, I assume the read into the read from something and write that to another thing, just like the first reply of this thread.

Thanks guys.
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khoshtipFrom now on, I assume the read into the read from something and write that to another thing, just like the first reply of this thread.
It can mean the other thing, though, in other books, of course.

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