Lua
Encyclopedia
Lua may refer to:
- Lua (goddess)Lua (goddess)In Roman mythology, Lua was a goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons. She is sometimes referred to as "Lua Saturni," which makes her a consort of Saturn. It may be that Lua was merely an alternative name for Ops....
, a Roman goddess - Lua (martial art), a traditional Hawaiian martial art
- Lua (programming language), a lightweight, extensible programming language
- Lua (song)Lua (song)"Lua" is a single by Bright Eyes released in October 2004. Originally appearing on the album, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, the song deals with two people as they struggle through depression, addiction, and an interminable night...
, a single by the folk rock band Bright Eyes - Lua, Duff Islands, one of the islands in the Duff IslandsDuff IslandsThe Duff Islands are a small island group lying to the northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands in the Solomon Islands province of Temotu. They are also sometimes known as the Wilson Islands....
group - Lua peopleLua peopleThe Lua People are a minority cultural group native to Laos, although some also live in Thailand.Animism, Shamanism and Theravada Buddhism are common spiritual practices for the Lua....
, an ethnic group in northern Laos - Saint Lua, an Irish saint from the late sixth century-early seventh century
- Lua BlancoLua BlancoLua Blanco is a Brazilian actress and singer who plays the lead role in the Rede Record's telenovela Rebelde.-Biography:...
, Brazilian actress and singer
Acronyms
- Last universal ancestorLast universal ancestorThe last universal ancestor , also called the last universal common ancestor , or the cenancestor, is the most recent organism from which all organisms now living on Earth descend. Thus it is the most recent common ancestor of all current life on Earth...
, the hypothetical organism from which all other species of organisms descended - Least user access or Least-privilege User Account, a concept in computer security
- LUA bugPrinciple of least privilegeIn information security, computer science, and other fields, the principle of least privilege, also known as the principle of minimal privilege or just least privilege, requires that in a particular abstraction layer of a computing environment, every module must be able to access only the...
, a software fault whereby an application requires administrator privileges for no valid reason.
See also
- Luba-Lulua, the Luba-Kasai language, ISO 639 code
- Lawa peopleLawa peopleLawa are an ethnic group in Laos and northern Thailand. They lived there before Thai people arrived. Today they live often in their traditional way of life, often professing animism. As the other mountain ethnic groups of Thailand, they are known for extraordinary craft skills...
, an ethnic group in northern Thailand - Niellim languageNiellim languageThe Niellim language is a Bua language spoken by some 5,000 people along the Chari River in southern Chad. It is mainly spoken in two areas: one around the city of Sarh and one, its traditional home, further north, between about 9°30′ and 9°50′ N, corresponding to the former chiefdoms of Pra,...
, a Bua language spoken in southern Chad