flyweight

Lightest boxing class

Flyweight is a boxing weight class for the lightest fighters, typically capped at 112 pounds.

By extension, flyweight describes anything small, slight, or lacking substance: a flyweight intellect, flyweight competition.

In software design, a flyweight is a pattern that minimizes memory use by sharing data across similar objects.

boxing

division

Splitting into parts

  • limitMaximum allowed extent
  • poundWeight, strike, or kennel
  • weigh-inOfficial mass verification

bantamweight · featherweight · strawweight · title · champion · belt · contender · bout · match · ring

lightness

lightest

Minimum in heaviness

small · lean · slight · slender · diminutive · petite · nimble · agile · quick · fast

programming

design pattern

Proven solution template

intrinsic · extrinsic · optimization · efficiency · cache · pool · factory · immutable · Gang of Four · software

Categories
Opposites
weight class

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Highest combat weight class

super heavyweight · heavy · cruiserweight · light heavyweight · middleweight

physical size/mass

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Highest combat weight class

heavy · massive · hulking · giant · colossal

importance/significance

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Highest combat weight class

heavy hitter · powerhouse · titan · major player · big shot

Family

flyweights

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G