Lightweight software

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In computing, lightweight software{{cite web |last1=Rouse |first1=Margaret |title=What is lightweight? - Definition from WhatIs.com |url=https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/lightweight |accessdate=24 May 2019 |date=September 2005}} also called lightweight program and lightweight application, is a computer program that is designed to have a small memory footprint (RAM usage) and low CPU usage, overall a low usage of system resources {{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}. To achieve this, the software should avoid software bloat and code bloat and try to find the best algorithm efficiency.

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