LEM

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Lem or LEM may refer to one of the following:

[edit] Arts

• Stanisław Lem (1921-2006), Polish science fiction author.
• Lunar Efficient Missionary, a fictional space ship in Stanisław Lem's Peace on Earth novel
• Lem, author of the webcomic Bunny
• The Lem, an alien race in the fictional Marvel Universe

[edit] Technology

• In mathematics, the Law of excluded middle.
• the SIL code for Nomaande, a language of Cameroon.
• Lunar Excursion Module, a former name of the Apollo Lunar Module.
• Liquid Elastomer Molding (LEM), a unique gasket technology developed by Federal-Mogul Corporation.
• Learnable Evolution Model, an evolutionary computation method that employs machine learning to guide evolution process.
• LEM is a brand name of Generalmusic.

[edit] Cultural

• A shortened version of the boy's name Lemuel \l(e)-muel\ is pronounced LEM-yoo-el. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "belonging to God". Biblical: a king mentioned in Proverbs 31 who was given a detailed description of the value and capabilities of a good wife. Literary: Lemuel Gulliver of Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels". The name was revived from around 1840.