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Lisa

//ˈliːsə// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A female given name from Hebrew.
"You were born in the '70s? Were you named after Lisa on As the World Turns?"
2
Initialism of Laser Interferometer Space Antenna; abbreviation, used in LISA Pathfinder, an ESA space probe that will test technologies needed a gravitational wave observatory. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Noun

1
Ellipsis of Apple Lisa. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical
"Both Macs and Lisas, along with Imagewriter printers, are part of the convention network organized by Sytek of Mountain View, California."
2
Acronym of lifetime individual savings account abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
3
An idealised girlfriend. slang

Etymology

Etymology 1

Diminutive of Elisabeth in several European languages. The computer is named after Lisa Brennan-Jobs, officially explained as an acronym for “Locally Integrated Software Architecture”.

Etymology 2

Diminutive of Elisabeth in several European languages. The computer is named after Lisa Brennan-Jobs, officially explained as an acronym for “Locally Integrated Software Architecture”.

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