Long - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Aeon, Age, Ages, Aim, Big, Bull, Century, Crave

The word long has several meanings:

In computing, long is often used as a short-hand description for the long integer datatype, particularly when used to declare a variable of this type (for example in the C programming language).
In finance, to be long regarding a security, such as a stock, means to own it. Buying first may bring with it an obligation to sell in the future. Contrast with short selling and hedging.
In futures, to be long is to buy a futures contract before selling it. Spread traders may hold long and Short contracts simultaneously in the same or related security markets. See spread.

Place names

Long Island - an island in New York, United States
陇, or Lǒng is an abbreviation for the Gansu province of the People's Republic of China.

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Example Usage of Long
	NLebrecht: @laputean Boulez was composing music Long before he knew what to do with his left hand.
	MalaysianLife: Now it seems tarzan is also king of the sea http://bit.ly/S8xtq Great white no Long top of the food chain.
	munchmun: Knit sock or stay on tumblr/twitter all night Long?

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Long - Definition and Overview

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Example Usage of Long