hygiene
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
The property of having an expansion that is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “hygiene” mean?
The property of having an expansion that is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.
Is “hygiene” formal or informal?
hygiene is generally slang.