char

languages

Data type representing a single character in many programming languages

Pronunciation

Correct

car (rhymes with 'far')

/kɑːr/

Short for 'character'. Dennis Ritchie (C creator) and early Unix documentation use this pronunciation.

Source: www.bell-labs.com(creator statement)

Accepted Variant

char (as in 'charcoal')

/tʃɑːr/

Common alternative pronunciation reading the word phonetically. Widely used.