What does the ng stand for in Angular.js directives

Angular.js uses several directives prefixed with ng like below:

ng (base directive)

ng-switch
ng-repeat
ng-view

I was wondering if anyone knew what ng stood for because I couldn't find it in the docs. Is it an acronym for something?

Solution 1:

The prefix ng stands for "Angular;" all of the built-in directives that ship with Angular use that prefix. Similarly, it is recommended that you do not use the ng prefix on your own directives in order to avoid possible name collisions in future versions of Angular.

From the FAQ:

Why is this project called "AngularJS"? Why is the namespace called "ng"?

Because HTML has Angular brackets and "ng" sounds like "Angular".

Solution 2:

I guess there are not many Star Trek fans among you. "ng" stands for Next Generation, as Angular is the next generation of HTML.

"Enhanced" HTML I would say xD.

Solution 3:

I thought they took an arbitrary subsection of the Angular name and used it as the name space:

aNGular

Plus "NG" does not sound like Angular; no matter which way you say it.