What does the postfix "_t" stand for in C?
c, naming-conventions, postfix-operator
Solution
The t stands for "type" or "typedef." You'll see a lot of POSIX headers (and others) with `time_t`, `size_t`, and others. These which hold (not necessarily defined) specific bit-sizes based on the operating system and machine architecture.
Problem
Possible Duplicate: What does a type followed by _t (underscore-t) represent? While typing in my IDE (Xcode), autocomplete pops up already-defined words when I'm partway thru entering some variable name. I occasionally see names that have '`_t`' at the end of them. What naming convention is that and what does it mean? Is there a reference document to look up pre- and post-fixes in common use? Searching with the term "postfix" gives me a lot of GoogleNoise about the mail server of the same name.