What does “cdecl” stand for?

Question

Yes, I know that \"cdecl\" is the name of a prominent calling convention, so please don\'t explain calling conventions to me. What I\'m asking is what the abbreviation (?) \"cd

Answer 1

C declaration. A declaration introduced by/for C.

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I honestly have to admit I don't actually know if that is what is stands for, although it is actually introduced by/for C. But since the caller has to clean up allocated memory (as opposed to most other calling conventions). It could also be a mnemonic for 'Caller Does End CLeaning' which I think is actually a good memory aid. :D