Acronyms

 

C++

Compiler support

Freestanding and hosted

Language

Standard library

Standard library headers

Named requirements

Feature test macros (C++20)

Language support library

Concepts library (C++20)

Metaprogramming library (C++11)

Diagnostics library

General utilities library

Strings library

Containers library

Iterators library

Ranges library (C++20)

Algorithms library

Numerics library

Localizations library

Input/output library

Filesystem library (C++17)

Regular expressions library (C++11)

Concurrency support library (C++11)

Execution support library (C++26)

Technical specifications

Symbols index

External libraries

 

C++ language

General topics
Preprocessor Comments	Keywords Escape sequences
Flow control
Conditional execution statements
if	switch
Iteration statements (loops)
for range-for (C++11)	while do-while
Jump statements
continue - break	goto - return
Functions
Function declaration
Lambda function expression
inline specifier
Dynamic exception specifications (until C++17*)
noexcept specifier (C++11)
Exceptions
throw-expression try block	handler
Namespaces
Namespace declaration	Namespace aliases
Types
Fundamental types Enumeration types Function types	Class/struct types Union types
Specifiers
const/volatile decltype (C++11) auto (C++11)	constexpr (C++11) consteval (C++20) constinit (C++20)
Storage duration specifiers
Initialization
Default-initialization Value-initialization Zero-initialization Copy-initialization Direct-initialization	Aggregate initialization List-initialization (C++11)   Constant initialization Reference initialization

Expressions
Value categories Order of evaluation	Operators Operator precedence
Alternative representations
Literals
Boolean - Integer - Floating-point
Character - String - nullptr (C++11)
User-defined (C++11)
Utilities
Attributes (C++11)
Types
typedef declaration
Type alias declaration (C++11)
Casts
Implicit conversions static_cast const_cast	Explicit conversions dynamic_cast reinterpret_cast
Memory allocation
new expression	delete expression
Classes
Class declaration Constructors this pointer	Access specifiers friend specifier
Class-specific function properties
Virtual function override specifier (C++11)   final specifier (C++11)	explicit (C++11) static
Special member functions
Default constructor Copy constructor Move constructor (C++11)	Copy assignment Move assignment (C++11) Destructor
Templates
Class template Function template	Template specialization Parameter packs (C++11)
Miscellaneous
Inline assembly	History of C++

 

Acronym	Full name	See also
AAA	Almost Always Auto	GOTW #94
ABC	Abstract Base Class
ABI	Application Binary Interface	Itanium C++ ABI
ADL	Argument-Dependent Lookup
ADT	Abstract Data Type
API	Application Programming Interface
CAS	Compare And Swap; Copy And Swap	compare_exchange
COW	Copy On Write
CPO	Customization Point Object	[customization.point.object], RangeAdaptorObject, RangeAdaptorClosureObject
CRTP	Curiously Recurring Template Pattern	std::enable_shared_from_this, std::ranges::view_interface
CTAD	Class Template Argument Deduction
EBO EBCO	Empty Base (Class) Optimization	[[no_unique_address]], std::allocator, std::default_delete
ICE	Internal Compiler Error; Integer Constant Expression
IFNDR	Ill-Formed, No Diagnostic Required
IIILE	Immediately Invoked Initializing Lambda Expression
IPO	InterProcedural Optimization
LTO	Link-Time Optimization
NDR	No Diagnostic Required
NRVO	Named Return Value Optimization
NSDMI	Non-Static Data Member Initialization
NTBS	Null-Terminated Byte Strings
NTTP	Non-Type Template Parameter
ODR	One Definition Rule
OOP	Object-Oriented Programming
PIMPL	Pointer to IMPLementation
POCCA	Propagate on Container Copy Assignment
POCMA	Propagate on Container Move Assignment
POCS	Propagate on Container Swap
POD	Plain Old Data
RAII	Resource Acquisition Is Initialization
RACO	Range Adaptor Closure Object	RangeAdaptorClosureObject
RAO	Range Adaptor Object	RangeAdaptorObject
RTTI	RunTime Type Identification	std::type_info
RVO	Return Value Optimization
SBO	Small Buffer Optimization
SBRM	Scope-Bound Resource Management, see RAII
SCARY	Seemingly erroneous (appearing Constrained by conflicting generic parameters), but Actually work with the Right implementation (unconstrained bY the conflict due to minimized dependencies).	stroustrup.com/SCARY
SFINAE	Substitution Failure Is Not An Error	std::enable_if, std::void_t
SIOF	Static Initialization Order Fiasco
SOCCC	Select On Container Copy Construction
SOO	Small Object Optimization	std::move_only_function, std::function, std::any
SSO	Small String Optimization	std::basic_string
TMP	Template Meta Programming	<type_traits>
TU	Translation Unit	Modules, TU-local
UB	Undefined Behavior
UDC	User-defined conversion operator
UDL	User-Defined Literals
WPO	Whole-Program Optimization

External links

• “A C++ acronym glossary” by Arthur O’Dwyer, 2019/08