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Foobar vs Foo - What's the difference?

foobar | foo |

Foobar is a related term of foo.


In context|slang|lang=en terms the difference between foobar and foo

is that foobar is (slang) a serious mistake while foo is (slang) fool, foolish person.

In context|computing|lang=en terms the difference between foobar and foo

is that foobar is (computing) a metasyntactic variable name, a place holder for words; compare foo, bar while foo is (computing) a metasyntactic variable used to represent an unspecified entity if part of a series of such entities, it is often the first in the series, and followed immediately by bar.

As nouns the difference between foobar and foo

is that foobar is (slang) a serious mistake while foo is (computing) a metasyntactic variable used to represent an unspecified entity if part of a series of such entities, it is often the first in the series, and followed immediately by bar or foo can be (slang) fool, foolish person.

As a interjection foo is

.

foobar

English

(wikipedia foobar)

Noun

(-)
  • (slang) A serious mistake.
  • (computing) A metasyntactic variable name, a place holder for words; compare foo, bar.
  • foo

    English

    Etymology 1

    Circa 1935 as nonsense word, circa 1960 in programming sense. (detailed etymology) Originated circa 1935 as nonsense word in (Smokey Stover)'' comic strip (1935–73) by (Bill Holman) (from which also foo fighter).foo]”, ''[http://catb.org/jargon/html/index.html The Jargon File Holman states that his usage was from seeing “foo” on the base of a jade (etyl) figurine in , meaning “good luck”, presumably a transliteration of the (fu character) , " The History of Bill Holman]", [http://www.smokey-stover.com/ Smokey-Stover.com], Smokey Stover LLC – article by nephew of Bill Holman"[http://web.archive.org/web/19990222143614/http://members.aol.com/EOCostello/ Warner Brothers Cartoon Companion]" and figurines of the trio of eponymous male "star gods" are common in Chinese communities. Meaning influenced by fooey, fool, and feh. Used throughout the comic strip’s run, with later uses in the 1930s include ''(The Daffy Doc)'' (1938) and ''[[w:Pogo (comic strip), Pogo]. In computing usage, popularized by the (Tech Model Railroad Club) (TMRC), whose 1959 Dictionary of the TMRC Language , had an entry similar to the following, parodying the mantra (Om mani padme hum) (replacing om with foo ): : FOO: The first syllable of the sacred chant phrase “FOO MANE PADME HUM.” Our first obligation is to keep the foo counters turning. Related also to foobar, which is presumably derived from foo rather than the reverse.

    Noun

    (wikipedia foo) (-)
  • (computing) A metasyntactic variable used to represent an unspecified entity. If part of a series of such entities, it is often the first in the series, and followed immediately by bar.
  • Suppose we have two objects, foo and bar .

    References

    * RFC 3092, Etymology of "Foo" , (Internet Engineering Task Force) (IETF)

    Etymology 2

    Onomatopoeia.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Oh foo – the cake burnt!
    Synonyms
    * (expression of disgust) darn, drat

    Etymology 3

    Abbreviation of .

    Alternative forms

    * foo'

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) fool, foolish person.
  • Etymology 4

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • Quotations
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    Anagrams

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