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lint

See also: Lint

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle English lynet, linet, from Old French linette (“grain of flax”), diminutive of lin (“flax”); or, from Medieval Latin linteum, from Latin līnum (“flax”).

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Noun edit

lint (usually uncountable, plural lints)

  1. 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.
  2. A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.
  3. The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.
  4. Raw cotton ready for baling.
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Etymology 2 edit

From 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 edit

lint (third-person singular simple present lints, present participle linting, simple past and past participle linted)

  1. (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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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ “Question “What is linting””, in Stack Overflow, 2016, retrieved February 4, 2016

Anagrams edit

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch lint.

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Noun edit

lint (plural linte, diminutive lintjie)

  1. A ribbon, band, tape.

Cimbrian edit

Noun edit

lint f

  1. lind, linden

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 edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Probably a shortening of Middle Dutch lijnde (“rope”), from line (modern lijn). Alternatively from Latin linteum (“cloth”).

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Noun edit

lint n (plural linten, diminutive lintje n)

  1. A ribbon, a cloth band or non-textile (non-adhesive) tape.
  2. (metonymically, chiefly diminutive) A decoration, a medal, especially in chivalric, civil and military contexts.

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Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: lint
  • Negerhollands: lent
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: lenti

Friulian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin lēns, lentem. Compare Italian and Venetian lente, lent, Romanian linte.

Noun edit

lint f

  1. A lentil.

Middle English edit

Noun edit

lint

  1. Alternative form of lynet
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