what does this lt mean in jstl?

Question

the following code has a condition that has lt i was searching in the net but could not really understand what the lt means. Please explain. I am sure that this question will invoke me some down vote but i have no other go other than posting this here.

<c:if test="${currentPage lt noOfPages}">
            <td><a href="employee.do?page=${currentPage + 1}">Next</a></td>
        </c:if>

Thanks and Regards

Answer 1

lt is shorthand for less than or <. Being so short, I can understand that it's difficult to search for.

Answer 2

lt is an EL operator (reserved word) - less then <