what the foobar is foobar ???
2007-01-04 01:31:23 · 4 answers · asked by Claudiu 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Here's from Wikipedia:
Etymology
The origin of foobar has sparked many debates. The two main theories are that it:
* Had its origins in the military slang acronym FUBAR( Fouled Up Beyond Any Recognition).
* Evolved from electronics, as an inverted foo signal; if a digital signal is active low (so a negative or zero-voltage condition represents a "1") then a horizontal bar is commonly placed over the signal label[1].
* It is also possible that these two come from Chinese language, where "foo" and "bar" both have the meaning of "father" in Chinese.
Foobar is also an mp3 audio player for windows.
Foo and bar are sometimes used as placeholder variables to explain computational concepts.
2007-01-04 01:36:14 · answer #1 · answered by brado86 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
FooBar is the formal concatenation of foo and bar. Other variations include Foo, Bar, and the informal foobar. Commonly used in computer science text books and professors in example code. Seeking the origin of FooBar is like researching the pancake. Where did that come from, anyway?
2007-01-04 01:38:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it's a play on a military term 'fubar'. Fubar stands for 'F***ed up beyond all recognition'. Foobar usually means 'dummy variable' when talking about programming.
2007-01-04 01:35:04 · answer #3 · answered by Pfo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
F.U.B.A.R.:
F'd up beyond all recognition.
Way too drunk to remember what went on.
Passed out drunk.
2007-01-04 01:41:11 · answer #4 · answered by jen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋