what is tab itab short for?

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xie cui

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Jun 23, 2022, 4:20:31 AM6/23/22

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https://github.com/golang/go/blob/bfbb288574841f2db2499a580d7bf985a5df4556/src/runtime/runtime2.go#L203

what is tab/itab short for?

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Jun 23, 2022, 8:12:15 AM6/23/22

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Go Data Structures: Interfaces - Russ Cox

https://research.swtch.com/interfaces

"The first word in the interface value points at what I call an interface table or itable (pronounced i-table; in theruntime sources, the C implementation name is Itab)."