Hungarian notation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/hʌŋˈɡɛɹi.ən noʊˈteɪʃən/

Word forms

Hungarian notation

Etymology

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

Related words

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