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What does "nit" mean in hacker-speak? [closed]

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The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

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Reviewers should always feel free to leave comments expressing that something could be better, but if it's not very important, prefix it with something like “Nit: “ to let the author know that it's just a point of polish that they could choose to ignore.

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: minute and usually unjustified criticism.

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In the context of "nit: removed whitespace," I would assume that the term is short for nit-pick. That is, a small change that may not be very important, but is technically correct.


It is short for "nit pick". Pretty sure.


Technically, it means "a louse egg" - in context it indicates "a very small detail".


NIT in this context means nit pick. Its generally used for small change requests and suggestions.

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