Abbreviations and Lexical Conventions

The following table lists some programming terms used in this manual.

Table 1. Common Terminology
Topic Description
ANSI American National Standards Institute
Compilation Unit Source file to be compiled, includes all included header files
Floating Type Numerical type with a fractional part, for example, float, double, longdouble
HLI High-level Inline Assembly
Integral Type Numerical type without a fractional part, for example, char, short, int, long, longlong