lint

1. vt. To examine a program closely for style, language usage, and
portability problems, esp. if in C, esp. if via use of automated analysis
tools, most esp. if the Unix utility lint (1) is used. This term used to be
restricted to use of lint (1) itself, but (judging by references on Usenet)
it has become a shorthand for any exhaustive review process at some non-Unix
shops, even in languages other than C. Also as v. delint. 2. n. Excess
verbiage in a document, as in This draft has too much lint.

