lint
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle English lynet, linet, from Old French linette (“grain of flax”), diminutive of lin (“flax”); or, from Medieval Latin linteum, from Latin līnum (“flax”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /lɪnt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪnt
- Homophones: lent, Lent, leant (pin–pen merger)
Noun
editlint (usually uncountable, plural lints)
- Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- Clean the lint out of the vacuum cleaner's filter.
- A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.
- The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.
- Raw cotton ready for baling.
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Etymology 2
editFrom the lint Unix utility, written in 1979, which analyses programs written in the C language,[1] itself named after the undesirable bits of fiber and fluff found in sheep's wool (see etymology 1).
Verb
editlint (third-person singular simple present lints, present participle linting, simple past and past participle linted)
- (transitive, computing) To perform a static check on (source code) to detect stylistic or programmatic errors.
- You should lint your JavaScript code before committing it.
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editSee also
edit- Clothes dryer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
edit- ^ “Question “What is linting””, in Stack Overflow, 2016, retrieved February 4, 2016
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editCimbrian
editNoun
editlint f
References
edit- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Dutch
editEtymology
editUncertain. Probably a shortening of Middle Dutch lijnde (“rope”), from line (modern lijn). Alternatively from Latin linteum (“cloth”).
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editNoun
editlint n (plural linten, diminutive lintje n)
- a ribbon, a cloth band or non-textile (non-adhesive) tape
- (metonymically, chiefly diminutive) a decoration, a medal, especially in chivalric, civil and military contexts
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editFriulian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin lēns, lentem. Compare Italian and Venetian lente, lent, Romanian linte.
Noun
editlint f
- A lentil.
Middle English
editNoun
editlint
- Alternative form of lynet
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