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Linda
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1
A female first name of Germanic origin, historically linked to words meaning "gentle" or "soft."
"Linda has worked at the hospital for over twenty years."
2
A programming language used for coordinating parallel computing tasks.
"The researchers built their simulation on top of Linda's tuple-space model."
How to Use Linda
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOverwhelmingly used as a personal name; the computing sense is a specialist, niche usage.
Word Forms
Lindas plural
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Etymology
A Latinised short form of old Germanic names ending in -lind/-linde ("tender, soft"), later mistakenly linked to the unrelated Spanish word linda ("pretty"). The programming language was named after Linda Lovelace, echoing how the language Ada was named after Ada Lovelace.