snake case

English

Examples
  • number_of_arguments
  • find_new_objects

Etymology

Coined in 2004 by Ruby programmer Gavin Kistner, from its resemblance to the long body of a snake, and by analogy with other naming schemes based on lower- and upper-case letters.

Noun

snake case (uncountable)

  1. (programming) The practice of writing identifiers using underscores instead of spaces.
  2. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see snake,‎ case.

Coordinate terms

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