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The word
long
has several meanings:
In
computing
,
long
is often used as a short-hand description for the
long integer
datatype
, particularly when used to
declare
a
variable
of this type (for example in the
C programming language
).
In
finance
, to be
long
regarding a
security
, such as a stock, means to
own
it. Buying first may bring with it an obligation to sell in the future. Contrast with
short selling
and
hedging
.
In
futures
, to be
long
is to buy a
futures contract
before selling it.
Spread traders
may hold
long
and
Short
contracts
simultaneously in the same or related
security
markets
. See
spread
.
Place names
Long Island
- an island in
New York
,
United States
陇, or
Lǒng
is an abbreviation for the
Gansu
province
of the
People's Republic of China
.
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