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2007 Apr 14
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[LLVMdev] "Name that compiler"
Looks like people send many names in the contest,
so shall I do too.
I propose "Lepton", loosely meaning light (featherweight) in Greek.
It is used in particle physics to refer to very light particles
(electrons, muons).
For me it also has the connotations of fastness and
restlessness (in the LLVM sense of post-compile
optimization).
See more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepton#Etymology
Cheers,
Gabor