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Lintel

//ˈlɪn.təl// name, noun

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Proper Noun

1
The computing environment of the Linux operating system running on an Intel CPU; mostly in a server.

Noun

1
A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
"Athelny had told him that he lived in a house built by Inigo Jones; he had raved, as he raved over everything, over the balustrade of old oak; and when he came down to open the door for Philip he made him at once admire the elegant carving of the lintel."
2
horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English lyntel, from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin *līntellus, for *līmitellus, diminutive noun from līmes. Equivalent to limit + -el.

Etymology 2

Blend of Linux + Intel.

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