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From:   Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 11/11] strvec: rename struct fields
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

>> I'm actually not that fond of "items". I almost went with just:
>>
>>   const char **v;
>>
>> as the variable name which contains it usually provides sufficient
>> context. But I worried that people would consider that too inscrutable.
>
> I'd agree that v[] is a good name.  If it is too short, I can live
> with item[], but not with items[]....

What are individual component of a vector called?  An element?  If
so, elem[] would be much better name than item[].