What does the "c" mean in cout, cin, cerr and clog?

c++ iostream standard-library
Rexxar picture Rexxar · Feb 14, 2010 · Viewed 12.4k times · Source

What does the "c" mean in the cout, cin, cerr and clog names?

I would say char but I haven't found anything to confirm it.

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fredoverflow picture fredoverflow · Feb 14, 2010

The "c" stands for "character" because iostreams map values to and from byte (char) representations. [Bjarne Stroustrup's C++ Style and Technique FAQ]

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