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It means the UI isn't implemented in JavaScript or maybe that it doesn't support extensions. It's kind of a useless word to describe software.

Fun drinking game: drink every time you see a github project, ruby gem, or Linux package labeled "lightweight."



I would say it is a very well-defined word which means "the type of thing that I am implementing is typically very large and complicated, and I don't yet understand why".




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