linter

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The short fibres that cling to cottonseeds after the first ginning.
2. noun A machine for removing these fibres.
3. noun A person or device that collects lint for use in making hats etc.
4. noun A program or algorithm that performs linting.

Similar words

lint slackener sliver sleave lisle cotton wool grainline leno swingling tow hards

Often followed by

group pulp and or spk

Word family

linters