Lua (programming language)
Lua ( / ˈ l uː ə / LOO -ə ; from Portuguese : lua [ˈlu.(w)ɐ] meaning moon ) [a] is a lightweight , multi-paradigm programming language designed primarily for embedded use in applications. [2] Lua is cross-platform , since the interpreter is written in ANSI C , [3] and has a relatively simple C API . [4]
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Lua ( / ˈ l uː ə / LOO -ə ; from Portuguese : lua [ˈlu.(w)ɐ] meaning moon ) [a] is a lightweight , multi-paradigm programming language designed primarily for embedded use in applications. [2] Lua is cross-platform , since the interpreter is written in ANSI C , [3] and has a relatively simple C API . [4] |
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| 2017 |
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Lua ( / ˈ l uː ə / LOO -ə , from Portuguese : lua [ˈlu.(w)ɐ] meaning moon ) is a lightweight , multi-paradigm programming language designed primarily for embedded systems and clients. [2] Lua is cross-platform , since the interpreter is written in ANSI C , [3] and has a relatively simple C API . [4] |
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| 2016 |
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Lua ( / ˈ l uː ə / LOO -ə , from Portuguese : lua [ˈlu.(w)ɐ] meaning moon ) is a lightweight multi-paradigm programming language designed primarily for embedded systems and clients. [1] Lua is cross-platform since it is written in ANSI C , [2] and has a relatively simple C API . [3] |
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| 2015 |
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Lua ( / ˈ l uː ə / LOO -ə , from Portuguese : lua [ˈlu.(w)ɐ] meaning moon ) is a lightweight multi-paradigm programming language designed primarily for embedded systems and clients. [1] Lua is cross-platform since it is written in ANSI C , [2] and has a relatively simple C API . [3] |
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Lua ( / ˈ l uː ə / LOO -ə , from Portuguese : lua [ˈlu.(w)ɐ] meaning moon ; explicitly not "LUA" [1] ) is a lightweight multi-paradigm programming language designed as a scripting language with extensible semantics as a primary goal. Lua is cross-platform since it is written in ANSI C , [1] and has a relatively simple C API . [2] |
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| 2013 |
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Lua ( / ˈ l uː ə / LOO -ə , from Portuguese : lua [ˈlu.(w)ɐ] meaning moon ; explicitly not "LUA" [1] ) is a lightweight multi-paradigm programming language designed as a scripting language with "extensible semantics" as a primary goal. Lua is cross-platform since it is written in ANSI C . [1] Lua has a relatively simple C API , thus "Lua is especially useful for providing end users with an easy way to program the behavior of a software product without getting too far into its innards". [2] |
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| 2012 |
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Lua ( / [invalid input: 'icon'] ˈ l uː ə / LOO -ə , from Portuguese : lua [ˈlu.(w)ɐ] meaning " moon "; explicitly not "LUA") is a lightweight multi-paradigm programming language designed as a scripting language with "extensible semantics" as a primary goal. Lua is cross-platform since it is written in ISO C . [1] Lua has a relatively simple C API compared to other scripting languages. |
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Lua ( / [invalid input: 'icon'] ˈ l uː ə / LOO -ə ; from Portuguese : lua meaning " moon ") is a lightweight multi-paradigm programming language designed as a scripting language with extensible semantics as a primary goal. Lua has a relatively simple C API compared to other scripting languages. |
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| 2010 |
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Lua ( / [invalid input: 'icon'] ˈ l uː . ə / L OO -ə ; from Portuguese : lua meaning " moon ") is a lightweight multi-paradigm programming language designed as a scripting language with extensible semantics as a primary goal. Lua has a relatively simple C API compared to other scripting languages. |
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| 2009 |
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In computing , Lua ( Template:PronEng , LOO -ə ) is a lightweight , reflective , imperative and functional programming language , designed as a scripting language with extensible semantics as a primary goal. The name comes from the Portuguese word lua meaning "moon". Lua has a relatively simple C API compared to other scripting languages. |
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| 2008 |
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In computing , Lua ( Template:PronEng LOO-uh) is a lightweight , reflective , imperative and functional programming language , designed as a scripting language with extensible semantics as a primary goal. The name means ‘moon’ in Portuguese . It has enjoyed great popularity in the videogames industry and is known for having a simple yet powerful C API . |
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| 2007 |
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In computing , the Lua ( Template:PronEng LOO-ah) programming language is a lightweight , reflective , imperative and procedural language, designed as a scripting language with extensible semantics as a primary goal. The name is derived from the Portuguese word for moon . |
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| 2006 |
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In computing , the Lua (pronounced LOO-ah, or /'lua/ in IPA ) programming language is a lightweight, reflective , imperative and procedural language, designed as a scripting language with extensible semantics as a primary goal. The name is derived from the Portuguese word for moon . |
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| 2005 |
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The Lua (pronounced LOO-ah, or /'lua/ in IPA ) programming language is a lightweight, reflective , imperative and procedural language, designed as a scripting language with extensible semantics as a primary goal. The name is derived from the Portuguese word for moon . |
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| 2004 |
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The Lua (pronouced LOO-ah or /lua/ in SAMPA ) programming language is a lightweight imperative / procedural language, designed as glue language with extensible semantics as a primary goal. The name derives from the Portuguese word for moon . |
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The Lua programming language is a bytecode interpreted glue language designed with extensible semantics as a primary goal. |