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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I always thought it stood for iterator

[–] indepndnt 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 2 points 1 year ago

This is the real answer