Definitions

1. noun

A section or division of a document or a program that is used to organize code, such as a block of code within a programming language.

“The programmer used a phragma to isolate the experimental code and prevent it from interfering with the rest of the program.”

2. noun

A passage or section of a work, especially a poem or a book, that is set apart and has a special significance.

“The poem contains a phragma that honors the poet’s deceased loved one.”