Hungarian notation

Hungarian notation

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /hʌŋˈɡɛɹi.ən noʊˈteɪʃən/

Noun

Hungarian notation (uncountable)

1. (computing, programming) 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.

Translations

Hungarian notation

Chinese: Mandarin: 匈牙利命名法 (Xiōngyálì mìngmíngfǎ) Dutch: hongaarse notatie Finnish: unkarilainen notaatio French: notation hongroise (fr) f German: ungarische Notation f Hungarian: magyar jelölés Italian: notazione ungara Japanese: ハンガリアン記法 (hangarian kihō), ハンガリー記法 (hangarī-kihō) Polish: notacja węgierska f Portuguese: notação húngara f Russian: венге́рская нота́ция f (vengérskaja notácija) Spanish: notación húngara f Swedish: ungersk notation Ukrainian: уго́рська нота́ція f (uhórsʹka notácija)

See also

• sigil