LINTER

Etymology 1

Noun

linter (countable and uncountable, plural linters)

The short fibres that cling to cottonseeds after the first ginning.

(countable) A machine for removing these fibres.

Synonym: delinter

Etymology 2

Noun

linter (plural linters)

(computing) A program or algorithm that performs linting.

Source: Wiktionary



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(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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