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[–] Poob@lemmy.ca 53 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

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

[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Gork@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] CoffeeDev@lemmy.studio 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] DraughtGlobe@feddit.nl 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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