[name.number] Keep numbers out of naming conventions

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Numbers don't usually belong in the name of anything.

For example:


String user3 = request.getParameter(PARAM_FORM_CREATOR);

A few notable exceptions are as follows:

Exception	Why?
address1 address2	These are commonly used names of rows in an address label. Depending on the country you live in the first address line can contain different information.
rs232	RS232 is a standard so the specific numbers mean something important. It might be negligent to remove them, as it differentiates the code from RS244.

Exception

Why?

address1

address2

These are commonly used names of rows in an address label. Depending on the country you live in the first address line can contain different information.

rs232

RS232 is a standard so the specific numbers mean something important. It might be negligent to remove them, as it differentiates the code from RS244.

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