| Acronym | Full name | See also |
| AAA | Almost Always Auto |
GOTW #94 |
| ABC |
Abstract Base Class | |
| ABI |
Application Binary Interface |
Itanium C++ ABI |
| ADL |
Argument-Dependent Lookup | |
| ADT |
Abstract Data Type | |
| AFO |
Algorithm Function Objects |
CPO |
| API |
Application Programming Interface | |
| BMI | Binary Module Interface |
Modules |
| CAS |
Compare-And-Swap; Copy And Swap |
compare_exchange |
| CMI | Compiled Module Interfaces |
Modules |
| COW |
Copy-On-Write | |
| CPO |
Customization Point Object |
[customization.point.object], RangeAdaptorObject, RangeAdaptorClosureObject, AFO |
| CRTP |
Curiously Recurring Template Pattern |
std::enable_shared_from_this, std::ranges::view_interface |
| CTAD |
Class Template Argument Deduction | |
| CTRE |
Compile-Time Regular Expressions |
CTRE lib |
| CWG | The Core Working Group |
WG21 |
| DCL |
Double-Checked Locking |
Concurrency support library |
| DIS | Draft International Standard | See also FDIS |
| DR | Defect Report | |
EBO
EBCO |
Empty Base (Class) Optimization |
[[no_unique_address]], std::allocator, std::default_delete |
| EDG |
Edison Design Group | |
| EH | Exception Handling | |
| ELF |
Executable and Linkable Format | |
| EWG | The Evolution Working Group |
WG21 |
| EWGI | The Evolution Working Group Incubator |
WG21 |
| FAM |
Flexible Array Member | |
| FDIS | Final Draft International Standard | See also DIS |
| GCC |
GNU Compiler Collection | |
| GMF | Global Module Fragment |
Modules |
| HALO |
Heap Allocation eLision Optimization |
Coroutines, P0981 |
| ICE |
Internal Compiler Error; Integer Constant Expression | |
| IFNDR |
Ill-Formed, No Diagnostic Required | |
| IIILE | Immediately Invoked Initializing Lambda Expression | |
| IPO |
Inter-Procedural Optimization | |
| IWYU |
Include What You Use |
libclang-based tool |
| LEWG | The Library Evolution Working Group |
WG21 |
| LEWGI | The Library Evolution Working Group Incubator |
WG21 |
| LTO |
Link-Time Optimization | |
| LWG | The Library Working Group |
WG21 |
| MDT | Most Derived Type | |
| MPSC | Multi-Producer Single-Consumer (e.g., task queue) |
std::executor |
| MSVC |
MicroSoft Visual C++ | |
| NAD | Not A Defect | See also DR |
| NDR |
No Diagnostic Required | |
| NRVO |
Named Return Value Optimization | |
| NSDMI |
Non-Static Data Member Initialization | |
| NTBS |
Null-Terminated Byte Strings | |
| NTTP |
Non-Type Template Parameter | |
| NUA | No Unique Address |
[[no_unique_address]] |
| NVI |
Non-Virtual Interface | |
| ODR |
One Definition Rule | |
| OOP |
Object-Oriented Programming | |
| PCH |
Pre-Compiled Header |
gcc doc on PCH |
| PDO | Profile-Driven Optimization | See also PGO |
| PGO |
Profile-Guided Optimization | See also PDO |
| PID | Process IDentifier |
std::thread::get_id(), std::jthread::get_id() |
| PIMPL |
Pointer to IMPLementation | |
| PMF | Private Module Fragment |
Modules |
| PMR |
Polymorphic Memory Resources |
<memory_resource> |
| POCCA |
Propagate on Container Copy Assignment | |
| POCMA |
Propagate on Container Move Assignment | |
| POCS |
Propagate on Container Swap | |
| POD |
Plain Old Data (PODType) |
ScalarType, TrivialType, StandardLayoutType |
| QoI |
Quality of Implementation | |
| RAII |
Resource Acquisition Is Initialization | |
| RACO |
Range Adaptor Closure Object |
RangeAdaptorClosureObject |
| RAO |
Range Adaptor Object |
RangeAdaptorObject |
| RCU |
Read-Copy-Update |
<rcu> |
| RTTI |
RunTime Type Identification |
std::type_info |
| RVO |
Return Value Optimization | |
| SBO | Small Buffer Optimization | See also SOO, SSO |
| SBRM |
Scope-Bound Resource Management, see RAII | |
| SCARY |
Seemingly erroneous (appearing Constrained by conflicting generic parameters), but Actually work with the Right implementation (unconstrained bY the conflict due to minimized dependencies). |
stroustrup.com/SCARY |
| SEH |
Structured Exception Handling |
SEH |
| SFINAE |
Substitution Failure Is Not An Error |
std::enable_if, std::void_t |
| SIMD |
Single Instruction Multiple Data |
Data-parallel types (SIMD) |
| SIOF |
Static Initialization Order Fiasco | |
| SMF | Special Member Function | |
| SOCCC |
Select On Container Copy Construction | |
| SOO | Small Object Optimization |
std::move_only_function, std::function, std::any. See also SBO, SSO |
| SSO | Small String Optimization |
std::basic_string. See also SBO, SOO |
| STL | The Standard Template Library | |
| TCO |
Tail Call Optimization | |
| TLS | Thread-Local Storage |
thread_local |
| TMP |
Template Meta Programming |
<type_traits> |
| TU |
Translation Unit |
Modules, TU-local |
| UB |
Undefined Behavior | |
| UDC |
User-Defined Conversion operator | |
| UDL |
User-Defined Literals | |
| UFCS | Universal Function Call Syntax |
“What is UFCS anyway?” |
| VLA |
Variable-Length Array |
SO on VLA |
| WPO |
Whole-Program Optimization | |
