Overview. Mandevilla is a genus of flowering perennial vines that were once known as Dipladenia. This name is now considered incorrect by botanists, but is still sometimes used as a synonym for mandevilla.verview. Mandevilla is a genus of flowering perennial vines that were once known as Dipladenia. This name is now considered incorrect by botanists, but is still sometimes used as a synonym for mandevilla.
Pragmatism is defined as an approach to things that focuses on the practical or logical response. Addressing problems logically and practically is an example of pragmatism.
Directive (programming) In computer programming, a directive pragma (from pragmatic) is a language construct that specifies how a compiler (or other translator) should process its input. Directives are not part of the grammar of a programming language, and may vary from compiler to compiler.