What does the 'c' in cURL stand for?

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I know that cURL is a command line utility that lets you send an HTTP request, but what does that 'c' stand for?

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Solution 1 - Curl

From their website:

> cURL is the name of the project. The name is a play on 'Client for > URLs', originally with URL spelled in uppercase to make it obvious it > deals with URLs. The fact it can also be pronounced 'see URL' also > helped, it works as an abbreviation for "Client URL Request Library" > or why not the recursive version: "Curl URL Request Library".

http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html#What_is_cURL

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