# Whats does || mean in flash?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-does-mean-in-flash/51628>\
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**Created:** [May 14, 2004, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-does-mean-in-flash/51628 "2004-05-14T22:09:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![iloveitaly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7ea924/32.png) [@iloveitaly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iloveitaly)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2004, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-does-mean-in-flash/51628/1 "2004-05-14T22:09:38Z")

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hey all,  
I am looking as some code (in a book a bought) and there using the ||, like this:

```auto

if(this>1 || this<1 || something==1) {
do something
}

```

from the code i was looking at it seemed as though it meant,“or”. am i correct?