What does _t stand for?

[S.Wuthrich]

What does the ending _t stand for (e.g. size_t,uid_t,etc.)?

s.w.
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[Dan Pop]

In <316CA6...@crppsg5.epfl.ch> "S.Wuthrich" <wu...@crppsg5.epfl.ch> writes:

>What does the ending _t stand for (e.g. size_t,uid_t,etc.)?

It stands for "type", so the _t suffix suggests that the symbol is a type
suitable for whatever the main part of the name is.

Dan
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[Falstaff]

"S.Wuthrich" <wu...@crppsg5.epfl.ch> writes:

>What does the ending _t stand for (e.g. size_t,uid_t,etc.)?

...type, as in "size type" etc.

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[John Breckenridge]

"S.Wuthrich" <wu...@crppsg5.epfl.ch> wrote:
>What does the ending _t stand for (e.g. size_t,uid_t,etc.)?

Type. They are all data types

>s.w.
><wu...@crppsg5.epfl.ch>

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[The Amorphous Mass]

On Thu, 11 Apr 1996, S.Wuthrich wrote:

> What does the ending _t stand for (e.g. size_t,uid_t,etc.)?

"type."

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[Tom Watson]

In article <316CA6...@crppsg5.epfl.ch>, "S.Wuthrich"
<wu...@crppsg5.epfl.ch> wrote:

> What does the ending _t stand for (e.g. size_t,uid_t,etc.)?
>

"type" (I think) because they are usually 'typedef' definitions. Anything
else (and probably even this) is pure conjecture, so YMMV.

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