Terse variable names are easier to read if you're doing anything non trivial. I only need to understand what it is once, not every time the symbol appears. If t

Terse variable names are easier to read if you're doing anything non trivial. I only need to understand what it is once, not every time the symbol appears. If the abbreviation isn't clear then add a comment when it's declared. The comment is just as likely to go out of date as the variable name itself so there is no cost to the comment.