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Light weight — Light Light, a. [Compar. {Lighter} (l[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Lightest}.] [OE. light, liht, AS. l[=i]ht, le[ o]ht; akin to D. ligt, G. leicht, OHG. l[=i]hti, Icel. l[=e]ttr, Dan. let, Sw. l[ a]tt, Goth. leihts, and perh. to L. levis (cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Light weight — Weight Weight, n. [OE. weght, wight, AS. gewiht; akin to D. gewigt, G. gewicht, Icel. v[ae]tt, Sw. vigt, Dan. v[ae]gt. See {Weigh}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by which they tend toward the center… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
light|weight — «LYT WAYT», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person, animal, or thing of less than average weight. 2. a boxer or wrestler who weighs 126 to 135 pounds. 3. Inrmal, Figurative. a person who has little intelligence, importance, or influence. –adj. 1. light … Useful english dictionary
Light Weight Kernel Threads — or LWKT is a term from computer science in general and in DragonFlyBSD in particular. LWKTs differ from normal kernel threads in that they can preempt normal kernel threads. According to Matt Dillon, DragonFlyBSD creator: The LWKT scheduler is… … Wikipedia
light weight — weight category of a boxer or wrestler (weighing 127 to 135 pounds) … English contemporary dictionary
Light-weight process — In computer operating systems, a light weight process (LWP) is a means of achieving multitasking. In contrast to a regular (full blown) process, an LWP shares all (or most of) its logical address space and system resources with other process(es); … Wikipedia
Light-Weight Documentation of Experiences — LIDs steht für Light Weight Documentation of Experiences und ist ein Modell zur systematischen Software Prozessverbesserung. Es wurde im Software Experience Center von DaimlerChrysler entwickelt. Bei diesem Ansatz werden die Erfahrungen der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Light-Weight Identity — LID ( Light Weight Identity ) is a management system for on line digital identities developed in part by [http://netmesh.us/ NetMesh] . It was first published in early 2005, and is the original URL based identity system, later followed by OpenID … Wikipedia
light weight — See light displacement … Dictionary of automotive terms
light weight — Naut. See light displacement. [1765 75] … Useful english dictionary
