Short for 'attribute'; a characteristic or quality that something has, or in computing, a property assigned to an element.
Abbreviation of 'attribute' (from Latin 'attributus'). This shortened form became common in technical and programming contexts where space and speed are valued.
Computer programmers use 'attrib' constantly—every element in code has attributes that define its properties, kind of like how every person has attributes like height and eye color. It's a perfect example of how technical jargon shortens long words for speed!
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