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		bonzoesc on Dec 30, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uzbl: Lightweight webkit browser following the Uni... 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."

wzdd on Dec 30, 2012 [–]

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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