The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
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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UNEXPLOITED
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
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