BEM

plural BEMs

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of British Empire Medal.

   He felt secure and encouraged, had visions of a BEM and made the first payment on a Morris Minor.

   1953, Ian Fleming, “The Secret Agent”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 11

2. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of block, element, modifier, a convention for authoring CSS.

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   Where OOCSS and SMACSS can be seen as a more of frameworks for thinking about structured CSS combined with some handy rules of thumb, BEM is a much more rigid system for how to author and name your styles. BEM is originally an application development methodology from the search engine company Yandex.

   2016, Andy Budd, Emil Björklund, CSS Mastery, Apress, →ISBN, page 387

plural BEMs · alternative bem

1. derogatoryoftenslanglifestyleA stock character in science fiction; a grotesque creature, often an extraterrestrial, that menaces the protagonists.

   This is my first time in active BEM service. They've never let me near the Bugs before.

   1997, Lawrence Miles, Alien Bodies, →ISBN, page 89

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   Incidentally, Mr. Bergey, the BEM's on your latest smear have extremely jovial expressions on their pans to be as tough a bunch of eggs as Friend made them out.

   1940 November, Parmer Farrell, “The Reader Speaks”, in Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 18, number 2, page 120

1. An unincorporated community in Gasconade County, Missouri, United States.

   gasconade county / Bem vicinity / PEENIE ARCHEOLOGICAL PETROGLYPH SITE / 3 miles east of Bem / Pre-Columbian

   1972, “Missouri”, in The National Register of Historic Places 1972, Washington, D.C.: United States Department of the Interior, page 256