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What's the meaning of the word "foobar"?

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P. S. Pardon my question, but what´s the meaning of the word "foobar" ?

I do not know whether that is true but a while ago I found this:

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The name foobar is derived from the common placeholder name used in computer programming.

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foobar2000
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What's the meaning of the word "foobar"?

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Quote from: Robertina on
Quote from: fabmorbr on
P. S. Pardon my question, but what´s the meaning of the word "foobar" ?

I do not know whether that is true but a while ago I found this:

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The name foobar is derived from the common placeholder name used in computer programming.

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foobar2000


And in turn is derived from FUBAR, see here.
Cheers,
Alan