linting

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noun

The process of using a software tool to analyse source code and identify possible programming problems.

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Meanings

nounlinting (usually uncountable, plural lintings)

plural lintings

  1. uncountableusuallycomputingThe process of using a software tool to analyse source code and identify possible programming problems.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of lint

Origin

From lint + -ing.

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APA

linting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linting

MLA

“linting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “linting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linting.

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