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Suffixes
Word |
Expansion |
-A |
Uses ANSI strings (LPCSTRs) |
-Ex |
Extended |
-W |
Uses Unicode strings (LPCWSTRs / wchar) |
A
B
C
Word |
Expansion |
CBT |
Computer-based Training |
CRUD |
Create, Read, Update, Delete |
CS |
Window Class Styles |
D
Word |
Expansion |
DMA |
Direct Memory Acess |
E
Word |
Expansion |
EISA |
Extended Industry Standard Architecture |
F
G
H
Word |
Expansion |
HDC |
Handle to Device Context |
HKL |
Handle to Keyboard Layout Identifier |
HGDIOBJ |
Handle to Graphics Device Interface Object |
hInstance |
Handle to executable instance |
HWND |
Handle to window |
I
Word |
Expansion |
IRQ |
Interrupt Request |
ISA |
Industry Standard Architecture |
J
Word |
Expansion |
JNI |
Java Native Interface |
K
Word |
Expansion |
KLID |
Keyboard Layout Identifier |
L
Word |
Expansion |
LPARAM |
Long (int) Parameter (pointer) |
LPCSTR |
Long Pointer to Constant String |
LPCWSTR |
Long Pointer to Constant Wide String |
lpsz- |
Long Pointer to String (Zero-terminated) |
LRESULT |
Long Result |
M
Word |
Expansion |
MCA |
Micro Channel Architecture |
N
O
P
Word |
Expansion |
PCI |
Peripheral Component Interconnect |
PCIe |
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express |
pwsz- |
Pointer to Wide-character String, Zero-terminated |
Q
R
Word |
Expansion |
REST |
REpresentational State Transfer |
S
T
Word |
Expansion |
T- |
Alias of WCHAR if UNICODE is defined; otherwise CHAR |
U
V
Word |
Expansion |
VESA |
Video Electronics Standards Association |
W
Word |
Expansion |
WNDCLASS |
Window Class |
WNDPROC |
Window Procedure |
WPARAM |
Word (uint) Parameter (pointer) |
WS |
Window Styles |
X
Y
Z
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