[Dev-C++] confusing stuff in headers

[Noorez K. <coo...@ho...>]

What does this mean

#ifndef _cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

//code hear

#ifndef _cplusplus
}
#endif

where is _cplusplus defined?

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