On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Parke <parke.nexus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Is "FFI" an acronym? If so, what does "FFI" stand for? > > (I was surprised I could not find an answer to this question on the > LuaJIT website.) > > Thanks! > > -Parke > "Foreign Function Interface". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_function_interface Short version: a way to use functions defined in a language that isn't Lua (that is, "foreign"). /s/ Adam