user100290: I know what nLockTime and nSequence do, but I'm just curious about where the 'n' comes from. Thanks

user95422: It stand for a number, it is commonly used in programming to designate a variable that gonna hold an amount of something see: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/NLockTime and https://en.bitcoinwiki.org/wiki/NSequence

100290: <p>I know what nLockTime and nSequence do, but I'm just curious about where the 'n' comes from. Thanks</p>
 95422: <p>It stand for a number, it is commonly used in programming to designate a variable that gonna hold an amount of something see: <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/NLockTime" rel="noreferrer">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/NLockTime</a> and <a href="https://en.bitcoinwiki.org/wiki/NSequence" rel="noreferrer">https://en.bitcoinwiki.org/wiki/NSequence</a></p>
