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[-] Poob@lemmy.ca 57 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

i is for index. j is simply the next letter and we're too lazy to think up something meaningful

[-] DraughtGlobe@feddit.nl 17 points 1 year ago

I always thought it stood for iterator

[-] indepndnt@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I sometimes use it for "item", knowing full well its established meaning as index or iterator, because I'm a rebel.

[-] Xella@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is the real answer

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