Thursday, February 5, 2015

LEAN

WORD: LEAN

MEANING:
1.
a. Not fleshy or fat; thin.
b. Containing little fat or less fat relative to a standard: lean hamburger.
2.
a. Not productive or prosperous; meager: lean years.
b. Containing little excess or waste; spare: a lean budget.
c. Thrifty in management, especially by employing just enough people to accomplish a task or do business: "Company leaders know their industries must be lean to survive" (Christian Science Monitor).
3.
a. Metallurgy Low in mineral contents: lean ore.
b. Chemistry Lacking in combustible material: lean fuel.
4. thin, slim, trim

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. ASP.NET 5 is a lean .NET platform for building modern cloud-based apps. 

PRONOUNCE:
lean -  लीन

LINK: LEAN

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