▸ noun: A clue. ▸ noun: An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement. ▸ noun: A small, barely detectable amount. ▸ noun: (computing) Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering; an instance of hinting. ▸ noun: (databases) An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not. ▸ noun: (obsolete) An opportunity; occasion; fit time. ▸ verb: (intransitive) To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue. ▸ verb: (transitive) To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner. ▸ verb: (transitive) To develop and add hints to a font.
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