lint

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English

Etymology 1

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”).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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

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

References

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

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lint.

Pronunciation

Noun

lint (plural linte, diminutive lintjie)

  1. A ribbon, band, tape.

Cimbrian

Noun

lint f

  1. lind, linden

References

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Friulian

Etymology

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

Noun

lint f

  1. A lentil.

Middle English

Noun

lint

  1. Alternative form of lynet
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