wart
English
Etymology
From Old English wearte, from Proto-Germanic *wartǭ. Cognate with Dutch wrat, German Warze, Hunsrik Waarz, Swedish vårta.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /wɔːt/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /wɔɹt/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
wart (plural warts)
- (pathology) A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
- Any similar growth occurring in plants or animals, such as the parotoid glands in the back of toads.
- (computing, programming, slang, derogatory) Any of the prefixes used in Hungarian notation.
- 1998, "Chris Ahlstrom", Hungarian notation (on newsgroup microsoft.public.vc.language)
- Hungarian warts suck big time! If you need them, your functions are too big and your class interface is much too fat.
- 2002, "Linonut", Computer Science (on newsgroup comp.os.linux.advocacy)
- Far easier to not use warts in the first place. Even if a wart is present, you still have to verify the variable's declaration anyway, if you're a diligent maintenance programmer.
- 1998, "Chris Ahlstrom", Hungarian notation (on newsgroup microsoft.public.vc.language)
Derived terms
Translations
type of growth occurring on the skin
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See also
German
Pronunciation
Verb
wart
- (deprecated template usage) Second-person plural preterite of sein.
Middle Dutch
Verb
wart
Polish
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Adjective
wart (comparative bardziej, superlative najbardziej)
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