In computer science, foo, bar, and baz are very common names used to show an example.
In algebra, you have a teacher give a problem like: suppose a class has a certain number of students, x. Of these students, there is a 2:1 ratio of boys to girls. Suppose the number of girls is represented by y. what is the relationship between x and y? (I do appologize if this causes bad flashbacks for anyone)
well in computer science, all of my professors would show examples like: suppose you have a function foo, which accepts two parameters - bar and baz.
So anyway, foobar has been a common name for me for a while. foobarbaz has also been used so my name doesn't get mistaken as a kispelling of fubar-which is another interesting story, but different.
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