Lightweight software

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In computing, lightweight software[1] 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]. To achieve this, the software should avoid software bloat and code bloat and try to find the best algorithm efficiency.

LXDE, a lightweight desktop environment for GNU/Linux and BSD.

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