Definition: A directive is an instruction by the programmer for a compiler. Most programming languages have directives.
In C, #include is used to include header files. C# also includes directives to help with code editing such as #region.
Glossary:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZAlso Known As: pragma, compiler directive
Examples:
In C and C++, almost every source code file has a #include.

