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Hungarian notation

US/hʌŋˈɡɛɹi.ən noʊˈteɪʃən/

Hungarian notation noun: a naming convention in which the name of a variable indicates its data type and intended use by including abbreviations as prefixes.

Noun

Hungarian notation (uncountable)

  1. A naming convention in which the name of a variable indicates its data type and intended use by including abbreviations as prefixes.
    • lpsz is Hungarian notation for a 32-bit pointer to a null-terminated string.

Origin of Hungarian notation

The notation was invented by Charles Simonyi (born 1948), Hungarian-American computer programmer.

Questions about Hungarian notation

What does Hungarian notation mean?
Hungarian notation means a naming convention in which the name of a variable indicates its data type and intended use by including abbreviations as prefixes.
What part of speech is Hungarian notation?
Hungarian notation is a noun.
How do you pronounce Hungarian notation?
Hungarian notation is pronounced /hʌŋˈɡɛɹi.ən noʊˈteɪʃən/ (US).

Words near Hungarian notation in the dictionary

  1. Hungarian Kuvaszok
  2. Hungarian lilac
  3. Hungarian lilacs
  4. Hungarian method
  5. Hungarian minor
  6. Hungarian notation
  7. Hungarian partridge
  8. Hungarian partridges
  9. Hungarian People's Republic
  10. Hungarian Pointer
  11. Hungarian Pointers

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