wart
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
wart (plural warts)
- (pathology) A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
- Any similar growth occurring in plants or animals, such as the parotoid glands in the back of toads.
- (computing, programming, slang, derogatory) Any of the prefixes used in Hungarian notation.
- 1998, "Chris Ahlstrom", Hungarian notation (on newsgroup microsoft.public.vc.language)
- Hungarian warts suck big time! If you need them, your functions are too big and your class interface is much too fat.
- 2002, "Linonut", Computer Science (on newsgroup comp.os.linux.advocacy)
- Far easier to not use warts in the first place. Even if a wart is present, you still have to verify the variable's declaration anyway, if you're a diligent maintenance programmer.
- 1998, "Chris Ahlstrom", Hungarian notation (on newsgroup microsoft.public.vc.language)
- French: verrue
- German: Warze
- Italian: verruca, porro
- Portuguese: verruga
- Russian: борода́вка
- Spanish: verruga
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