{i} bits of thread or fluff from cloth or yarn; scraped and softened linen (for bandaging); C language processor that performs a thorough check of the source code (Computers)
Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or fabrics
cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
‑ Particles of short fibers that fall off a fabric product during the stresses of use
[from UNIX's `lint(1)', named for the bits of fluff it picks from programs] 1 vt To examine a program closely for style, language usage, and portability problems, esp if in C, esp if via use of automated analysis tools, most esp if the UNIX utility `lint(1)' is used This term used to be restricted to use of `lint(1)' itself, but (judging by references on USENET) it has become a shorthand for {desk check} at some non-UNIX shops, even in languages other than C Also as v {delint} 2 n Excess verbiage in a document, as in "this draft has too much lint"
lint
Turkish pronunciation
lînt
Pronunciation
/ˈlənt/ /ˈlɪnt/
Etymology
() M English, variant of linet (from OFrench linette, grain of flax, diminutive of lin, flax) or from Med Latin linteum, lint (from Latin, linen cloth), both from Latin'' līnum, flax