Lua

Lua may refer to:

Science and technology

• Lua (programming language), a lightweight, extensible programming language
• Least user access or least-privilege user account, a concept in computer security
  • LUA bug, a software fault whereby an application requires administrator privileges for no valid reason
• Last universal ancestor, the hypothetical organism from which all other species of organisms descended

Places

• Tenzing-Hillary Airport (IATA code), in Lukla, Nepal
• Lua, one of the islands in the Duff Islands group

Language and ethnicity

• Lua people, an ethnic group in northern Laos
  • Lua’ language, their language
• Luba-Lulua, the Luba-Kasai language (ISO 639 code)

People

• Lua Blanco (born 1987), Brazilian actress and singer
• Lua Getsinger (1871–1916), one of the first Western members of the Bahá'í Faith
• Lua (goddess), a Roman goddess
• Saint Lua (died c 609), an Irish saint from the late sixth century-early seventh century

Other uses

• Lua (company), a company specializing in communication for the mobile workforce
• Lua (martial art), a traditional Hawaiian martial art
• Lua (song), a single by the folk rock band Bright Eyes

See also

• Lawa people, an ethnic group in northern Thailand
• Niellim language, a Bua language spoken in southern Chad