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Lowest In — – First Out (engl. niedrigstes herein – zuerst hinaus ), abgekürzt mit LOFO, bezeichnet jegliche Verfahren der Speicherung, bei denen diejenigen Elemente, die den niedrigsten Wert haben, als Erste aus dem Speicher entnommen werden. Das… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lowest — Low Low (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lowest — I adjective lowest in rank or importance last prize in last place • Syn: ↑last, ↑last place • Similar to: ↑worst II adverb … Useful english dictionary
lowest — adj. Lowest is used with these nouns: ↑tender … Collocations dictionary
lowest common denominator — lowest common denominators 1) N COUNT: usu sing (disapproval) If you describe a plan or policy as the lowest common denominator, you are critical of it because it has been deliberately made too simple so that nobody will disagree with. Although… … English dictionary
lowest common denominator — ˌlowest ˌcommon deˈnominator noun [singular] disapproving the biggest possible number of people, including people who are very easily influenced or are willing to accept low standards: • Many advertisements are clearly appealing to the lowest… … Financial and business terms
Lowest of the Low — may refer to:*The Lowest of the Low, a Canadian alternative rock group *Lowest of the Low (album), an album by American band Terror … Wikipedia
Lowest low fertility — (eine Geburtenrate auf niedrigstem Niveau) ist ein Begriff aus der Demographie und beschreibt den Zustand, bei dem die zusammengefasste Geburtenziffer eines Gebietes unter 1,3 Kindern je Frau liegt[1] Lowest low fertility ist ein relativ neues… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lowest Achievable Control Technology — (LAER) is a pollution control standard created by the Environmental Protection Agency and is used to determine what air pollution control technology will be used to control a specific pollutant to a specified limit. At the discretion of the… … Wikipedia
lowest common denominator — lowest .common de nominator n [U] 1.) the biggest possible number of people, including people who are very easily influenced or are willing to accept low standards ▪ Television quiz shows often seem to target the lowest common denominator. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
