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What are the meaning and function for BOOL in C programming

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What are the meaning and function for BOOL in C programming

Bool is shorthand for boolean - which is binary value - 1,true or 0,false. The 1 or true and 0 or false can be used interchangeably since C/C++ compilers read true as any number other than zero and false as zero.
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