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sigilby da (Friar) |
on Aug 06, 2001 at 07:38 UTC ( [id://102385]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
If the proper name for %, $, @, and * are sigils, I suspect polysigilant is a more proper term for what you describe, even though it's more of a mouthful than polysignet.
I suggest polytypic. As to whether it's a good idea to do it, I really prefer my variables to be self-documenting all the way through the code, and it seems an unneccessary shortcut. If I did it, it probably would lead to confusion down the road. Update: I'm not able to come up with the origin of the word sigil, but I first saw it in Damian Conway's Exegesis 2, and I know the term is used by gnat and japhy.
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