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Foo is used for which purpose???

6th Jan 2017, 6:19 PM
Shaik Ameer Basha
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2 Answers
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It was originally called "Foobar", which was a renaming of "Fubar". It meant "F***** Up Beyond All Recognition". True story I kid you not...
6th Jan 2017, 8:29 PM
Karl T.
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Foo is used as a place-holder name, usually in example code to signify that the object being named.
6th Jan 2017, 6:51 PM
Manuel Wiltz
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