"Rust" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Rusts [plural]
Etymology: * As an Alemannic German surname, from Rust * As a German surname, from Middle Low German ruste, from Old Saxon rasta, from Proto-West Germanic *rastu, from Proto-Germanic *rastō (“rest, pause”). * As an English and Scots surname, from Old English rust (“red, ruddy”), from Proto-Germanic *rustaz. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gsw|-}} Alemannic German, {{m|de|Rust}} Rust, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|gml|ruste}} Middle Low German ruste, {{der|en|osx|rasta}} Old Saxon rasta, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*rastu}} Proto-West Germanic *rastu, {{der|en|gem-pro|*rastō|t=rest, pause}} Proto-Germanic *rastō (“rest, pause”), {{der|en|sco|-}} Scots, {{der|en|ang|rust|t=red, ruddy}} Old English rust (“red, ruddy”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*rustaz}} Proto-Germanic *rustaz Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Rusts}} Rust (plural Rusts)
  1. A surname. Derived forms: Rustburg
    Sense id: en-Rust-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Graydon Hoare, who initiated the language, has stated that it was possibly named after rust fungi and may be related to robust. Etymology templates: {{wp|Rust (programming language)}}, {{m|en|robust}} robust Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rust
  1. (computer languages) A multiparadigm programming language focused on safety, especially safe concurrency. Categories (topical): Computer languages Derived forms: Rustacean
    Sense id: en-Rust-en-name-en:language Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Topics: computer-languages, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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