list 1) list; 2) listidan Fr.: 1) liste; 2) faire (dresser) la liste de 1a) A series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful
grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record. 1b) Computers: A series of records in a file.
Etymology (EN): From M.E. liste “border, edging, stripe,” from O.Fr. liste “border, band, row,” also “strip of paper,” or from O.It. lista “border, strip of paper, list,” both from Germanic sources (compare O.H.G. lista “strip, border, list,” O.Norse lista “border.” Etymology (PE): List, loan from Fr. liste, as above. |