abbreviation
What do top %cpu abbreviations mean?
In “top” what are us, sy, ni, id, wa, hi, si and st (for CPU usage)? us – user cpu time (or) % CPU time spent in user space sy – system cpu time (or) % CPU time spent in kernel space ni – user nice cpu time (or) % CPU time spent on low … Read more
What does “ctx” mean?
It typically stands for “context”. Usually this is some structure that gets passed around to functions in a library, used to maintain state (i.e., the context of the function call). It’s a preferable alternative to using global variables.
Why is “internationalization” shortened to “i18n”? [closed]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalization_and_localization 18 stands for the number of letters between the first i and last n in internationalization, a usage coined at DEC in the 1970s or 80s
Naming convention for upper case abbreviations [closed]
There is no one correct answer. This wiki extract is helpful: Programming identifiers often need to contain acronyms and initialisms which are already in upper case, such as “old HTML file”. By analogy with the title case rules, the natural camel case rendering would have the abbreviation all in upper case, namely “oldHTMLFile”. However, this … Read more
What does /p mean in set /p?
The /P switch allows you to set the value of a variable to a line of input entered by the user. Displays the specified promptString before reading the line of input. The promptString can be empty. Two ways I’ve used it… first: SET /P variable= When batch file reaches this point (when left blank) it … Read more
What does `hl` stand for? [closed]
It stands for “host language”, according to this page
What does “nit” mean in hacker-speak? [closed]
In the context of “nit: removed whitespace,” I would assume that the term is short for nit-pick. That is, a small change that may not be very important, but is technically correct.
What is MOJO in Maven?
Yes, from http://maven.apache.org/plugin-developers/index.html: What is a Mojo? A mojo is a Maven plain Old Java Object. Each mojo is an executable goal in Maven, and a plugin is a distribution of one or more related mojos. In short, a mojo is a maven goal, to extend functionality not already found in maven.