====== Lint ======
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**Lint**, also known as **Linter**, is a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:static_code_analysis]] tool used to flag programming errors, [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bug]], stylistic errors as defined in a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:programming_style_guide]] and suspicious constructs. The term originates from a Unix utility that examined C language source code.

Source: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lint_(software)#cite_note-BellLabs-1 ]]


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