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what do you mean by preprocessor directory

  
Total Answers and Comments: 1 Last Update: April 16, 2008     Asked by: debasis patnaik 
  
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April 16, 2008 02:09:23   #1  
purankkoul Member Since: April 2008   Contribution: 2    

RE: what do you mean by preprocessor directory
i think it is the directory where header files are kept
in turbo c it is include folder


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