arg
/arg/
n.
Abbreviation for ‘argument’ (to a function), used so
often as to have become a new word (like ‘piano’ from
‘pianoforte’). The sine function takes 1 arg, but the
arc-tangent function can take either 1 or 2 args.
Compare
param, parm,
var.
Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:59 AM