English Dictionary: Slim | by the DICT Development Group |
5 results for Slim | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Slim \Slim\, a. [Compar. {Slimmer}; superl. {Slimmest}.] [Formerly, bad, worthless, weak, slight, awry, fr. D. slim; akin to G. schlimm, MHG. slimp oblique, awry; of uncertain origin. The meaning of the English word seems to have been influenced by slender.] 1. Worthless; bad. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument. [bd]That was a slim excuse.[b8] --Barrow. 3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree. --Grose. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
slim n. A small, derivative change (e.g., to code). | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
SLIM A VLSI language for translating DFA's into circuits. J.L. Hennessy, "SLIM: A Simulation and Implementation Language for VLSI Microcode", Lambda, Apr 1981, pp.20-28. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
slim (2003-05-13) |