In MySQLi prepared statements what does STMT stand for?

mysqli, php, prepared-statement

Solution

`$stmt` represents the word `$statement`. Shorter is better :D

Problem

MySQLi prepared statements use the variable `$stmt` but I couldn't find what STMT stands for or why it is used. For other variables (such as `$query` and `$results`) have always made sense to me, and I was just wondering, why `$stmt`, what is the history behind it?

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