Watt vs Wart - What's the difference?
watt | wart |
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W
(pathology) A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Any similar growth occurring in plants or animals, such as the parotoid glands in the back of toads.
(computing, programming, slang, derogatory) Any of the prefixes used in Hungarian notation.
* 1998 , "Chris Ahlstrom", Hungarian notation'' (on newsgroup ''microsoft.public.vc.language )
* 2002 , "Linonut", Computer Science'' (on newsgroup ''comp.os.linux.advocacy )
As a proper noun watt
is an english and scottish surname derived from the given name wat.As a noun wart is
guard, ward.watt
English
Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* picowatt * nanowatt * microwatt * milliwatt * kilowatt * megawatt * gigawatt * terawattSee also
* (wikipedia "watt")Anagrams
* English eponyms ----wart
English
(wikipedia wart)Noun
(en noun)- Hungarian warts suck big time! If you need them, your functions are too big and your class interface is much too fat.
- Far easier to not use warts in the first place. Even if a wart is present, you still have to verify the variable's declaration anyway, if you're a diligent maintenance programmer.
