Foobar

Not to be confused with FUBAR, foobar2000, or FUBAR (TV series).
"Foo" redirects here. For other uses, see Foo (disambiguation).
Foobar being used to show transclusion

The terms foobar (/ˈfuːbɑːr/), foo, bar, baz, qux, quux,[1] and others are used as metasyntactic variables and placeholder names in computer programming or computer-related documentation.[2] They have been used to name entities such as variables, functions, and commands whose exact identity is unimportant and serve only to demonstrate a concept. The style guide for Google developer documentation recommends against using them as example project names because they are unclear and can cause confusion.[3]

  1. ^ Eric S. Raymond (ed.). "The on-line hacker Jargon File, version 4.4.8. metasyntactic variable". Jargon File. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  2. ^ RFC 3092 - Etymology of "Foo"
  3. ^ "Example domains and names | Google developer documentation style guide". Google for Developers. 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-06-26. Ensure that the name is applicable to the user's environment. Don't use unclear terms like foo, bar, and baz.