Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hungarian notation

/hʌŋˈɡɛɹi.ən noʊˈteɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: hun-gar-i-an no-ta-tion
IPA: /hʌŋˈɡɛɹi.ən noʊˈteɪʃən/

21

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"lpsz is Hungarian notation for a 32-bit pointer to a null-terminated string."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /hʌŋˈɡɛɹi.ən noʊˈteɪʃən/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

sigil

Questions

How do you pronounce hungarian notation?: The recorded pronunciation is /hʌŋˈɡɛɹi.ən noʊˈteɪʃən/.
What does hungarian notation mean?: A naming convention in which the name of a variable indicates its data type and intended use by including abbreviations as prefixes.
Where does hungarian notation come from?: The notation was invented by Charles Simonyi (born 1948), Hungarian-American computer programmer.

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