RFC 3092: Etymology of "Foo"
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
Approximately 212 RFCs so far, starting with RFC 269, contain the terms `foo', `bar', or `foobar' as metasyntactic variables without any proper explanation or definition. This document rectifies that deficiency. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC3092
- Published
- April 2001
- Authors
- D. Eastlake 3rd; C. Manros; E. Raymond
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- INDEPENDENT
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 14
- Also known as
- —
Also filed under
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