Source : WordNet®

less than
     adv : comparing quantity or quality; "she was less than half her
           weight after the crash diet" [syn: {to a lesser degree}]
           [ant: {more than}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

less than
     
         "<" {ASCII} character 60.
     
        Common names: {ITU-T}: less than; bra (">" = ket); left angle;
        left angle bracket; left broket.  Rare: from; read from; suck
        (">" = blow); comes-from; in; crunch (all from Unix);
        {INTERCAL}: angle.
     
        See also {greater than}.
     
        (1995-03-20)