lint

See also: Lint

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

  • IPA(key): /lɪnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnt

Noun

lint (usually uncountable, plural lints)

  1. a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds
  2. clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
  3. the fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant
  4. raw cotton ready for baling
Derived terms
Translations

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.

References

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

Anagrams

Cimbrian

Noun

lint f (plural [please provide])

  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

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

lint n (plural linten, diminutive lintje n)

  1. ribbon

Derived terms

Friulian

Etymology

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

Noun

lint f

  1. lentil

Middle English

Noun

lint

  1. Alternative form of lynet
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