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Leger vs Lexer - What's the difference?

leger | lexer |

As an adjective leger

is light (not heavy).

As a noun lexer is

(computing) a computer program that performs lexical analysis.

leger

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) light; slender; slim; trivial
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident.
    • leger ambassador

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place.
  • A minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of government; also lieger, leiger.
  • * Fuller
    • Sir Edward Carne, the queen's leger at Rome
  • A ledger.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To engage in bottom fishing.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    lexer

    English

    (wikipedia lexer)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) A computer program that performs lexical analysis.

    • Synonyms

    * lexical analyzer