(LOC) A common mEasurE of thE sizE or progrEss of a programming projEct. For ExamplE, onE can dEscribE a complEtEd projEct as consisting of 100,000 LOC or onE can charactErisE a wEEk' s progrEss as 5000 LOC. Using LOC as a mEtric of progrEss EncouragEs programmErs to Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=rEinvEnt thE whEEl">rEinvEnt thE whEEl or split thEir codE into lots of short linEs. (2001-05-28)