4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Include  \In*clude"\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Included};  p.  pr  & 
  vb  n.  {Including}.]  [L.  includere  inclusum  pref.  in-  in  + 
  claudere  to  shut.  See  {Close},  and  cf  {Enclose}.] 
  1.  To  confine  within;  to  hold  to  contain;  to  shut  up  to 
  inclose;  as  the  shell  of  a  nut  includes  the  kernel;  a 
  pearl  is  included  in  a  shell. 
 
  2.  To  comprehend  or  comprise,  as  a  genus  the  species,  the 
  whole  a  part  an  argument  or  reason  the  inference;  to 
  contain;  to  embrace;  as  this  volume  of  Shakespeare 
  includes  his  sonnets;  he  was  included  in  the  invitation  to 
  the  family;  to  and  including  page  twenty-five. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  include 
  v  1:  have  as  a  part  be  made  up  out  of  "The  list  includes  the 
  names  of  many  famous  writers"  [ant:  {exclude}] 
  2:  consider  as  part  of  something  "I  include  you  in  the  list  of 
  culprits"  [ant:  {exclude}] 
  3:  add  as  part  of  something  else;  put  in  as  part  of  a  set 
  group  or  category;  "We  must  include  this  chemical  element 
  in  the  group" 
  4:  allow  participation  in  or  the  right  to  be  part  of  permit  to 
  exercise  the  rights,  functions,  and  responsibilities  of 
  "admit  someone  to  the  profession";  "She  was  admitted  to 
  the  New  Jersey  Bar"  [syn:  {admit},  {let  in}]  [ant:  {exclude}] 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  include  vt  [Usenet]  1.  To  duplicate  a  portion  (or  whole)  of 
  another's  message  (typically  with  attribution  to  the  source)  in  a  reply 
  or  followup,  for  clarifying  the  context  of  one's  response.  See  the 
  discussion  of  inclusion  styles  under  "Hacker  Writing  Style".  2.  [from 
  {C}]  `#include  '  has  appeared  in  {sig  block}s  to  refer  to 
  a  notional  `standard  {disclaimer}  file'. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  include 
 
  [{Usenet}]  1.  To  duplicate  a  portion  (or  whole)  of  another's 
  message  (typically  with  attribution  to  the  source)  in  a  reply 
  or  followup,  for  clarifying  the  context  of  one's  response. 
  See  the  discussion  of  inclusion  styles  under  "Hacker  Writing 
  Style". 
 
  2.  [{C}]  "#include  "  has  appeared  in  {sig 
  block}s  to  refer  to  a  notional  "standard  {disclaimer}  file". 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
 

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