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[-] [email protected] 57 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

[-] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

I always thought it stood for iterator

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

This is the real answer

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