<s>
YARD	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
embedded	B-Protocol
documentation	I-Protocol
generator	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Ruby	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
analyzes	O
the	O
Ruby	B-Language
source	O
code	O
,	O
generating	O
a	O
structured	O
collection	O
of	O
pages	O
for	O
Ruby	B-Language
objects	O
and	O
methods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YARD	O
extends	O
upon	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
RDoc	B-Protocol
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
dimensions	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Kubb	O
has	O
created	O
an	O
ancillary	O
tool	O
,	O
named	O
Yardstick	O
,	O
which	O
verifies	O
YARD	O
(	O
or	O
RDoc	B-Protocol
)	O
documentation	O
coverage	O
.	O
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