# Abbreviations |Abbreviation|Meaning(s)| |---|---| |`ln`|Length| |`sz`|Size| |`ch`|Change, character| |`mk`|Make| |`rm`|Remove| |`cp`|Copy| |`fst`|First| |`pre`|Previous| |`cur`|Current| |`nxt`|Next| |`lst`|Last| |`dst`|Destination| |`init`|Initialize| |`acc`|Accumulate| |`inp`|Input| |`var`|Variable| |`val`|Value| # One-letter abbreviations These are highly context-dependent in their meaning, but in general: |Letter|Meaning(s)| |---|---| |`a`|Accumulator, generic first variable in sequence| |`b`|See `a` above| |`c`|Character, current value, see `a` above| |`d`|Difference, delta| |`e`|Expression, exception, error, event| |`f`|File, function| |`g`|Also a function| |`i`|Index, iterator, imaginary| |`j`|Also an index, also imaginary| |`l`|Length, list, long, last| |`n`|Number| |`o`|Object, out| |`p`|Pointer| |`r`|Return value, result| |`s`|Size| |`t`|Time, period| |`v`|Vector, variable| |`x`|First field of a vector, generic first variable in sequence, literally anything else| |`y`|Second field of a vector, see `x` above| |`z`|Third field of a vector, see `x` above, complex number|