figlet

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪɡ.lət/
  • Rhymes: -ɪɡlət

Etymology 1

From fig +‎ -let.

Noun

figlet (plural figlets)

  1. A small fig.
    • All Kinds of Scented Wood (page 156)
      Some cultivars bear a single summer crop, while others of the biblical type bear two kinds of fruit: early figs from figlets of previous year and smaller, late summer fruits.

Etymology 2

From the name of the program that creates them; derived from "Frank, Ian and Glenn's letters".

Noun

figlet (plural figlets)

  1. (Internet) A text banner with large characters constructed from ASCII art.
    • 2010, Deborah S. Ray, Eric J. Ray, Unix and Linux: Visual QuickStart Guide:
      If you want to get really fancy with your signature, use a figlet, which is a text representation of letters, as shown in Code Listing 11.5.
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