different between commendation vs commentation

English

Etymology

From Middle English commendacioun, from Old French commendacion (“approval, praise”), from Latin commendatio (“recommendation, commendation”), from commendare.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?m?n?de???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?m?n?de???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

commendation (countable and uncountable, plural commendations)

1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
2. That which is the ground of approbation or praise.
3. A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting.
4. An award or recognition for performance; a medal.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:praise

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Noun

commentation (countable and uncountable, plural commentations)

1. The act or process of commenting or criticising; exposition.
   • 1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences

     the spirit of commentation

2. The work of a commentator.
3. (programming) Utilization of comments in source code.

   In-program commentation is another level of documentation that is compulsory, with standards being set regarding what should be included in source code. Case Studies in Algorithms and Programming?^[1], 1997

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