Meanings
Lua1
- computer languagesA lightweight programming language with dynamic typing.
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Lua is a dynamically typed language. This means that variables do not have types; only values do. There are no type definitions in the language. All values carry their own type. All values in Lua are first-class values. This means that all values can be stored in variables, passed as arguments to other functions, and returned as results.
2013, Roberto Ierusalimschy, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo, Waldemar Celes, “Lua 5.2 Reference Manual”, in ControlByWeb, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2024, page 1
LUA2
- abbreviationinitialismuncountablebiologyInitialism of last universal ancestor.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Portugueselua“moon”
- EnglishLua
From Portuguese lua (“moon”). Doublet of Luna and Roxane.
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Arabic لُوَا
- لُوَا (luwā)a programming language (transliterations)
Hebrew לואה
- לואה (luah)a programming language (transliterations)
Hindi लुआ
- लुआ (luā)a programming language (transliterations)
Japanese ルア
- ルア (Rua)a programming language (transliterations)
Korean 루아
- 루아 (Rua)a programming language (transliterations)
Portuguese Lua
- Luaa programming language (transliterations)
Russian Лу́а
- Лу́а (Lúa)a programming language (transliterations)
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
Lua. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lua
“Lua.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lua. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lua,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lua.
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