Hungarian notation
nounUS /hʌŋˈɡɛɹi.ən noʊˈteɪʃən/
Etymology The notation was invented by Charles Simonyi (born 1948), Hungarian-American computer programmer.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences 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.
- Related terms
- sigil