BEM

 

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BEM

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BEM (plural BEMs)

1. Initialism of British Empire Medal.
2. (web design) Initialism of block, element, modifier, a convention for authoring CSS.
   • 2016, Andy Budd, Emil Björklund, CSS Mastery, Apress, →ISBN, page 387:

     Where OOCSS and SMACSS can be seen as a more of frameworks for thinking about structured CSS combined with some handy rules of thumb, BEM is a much more rigid system for how to author and name your styles. BEM is originally an application development methodology from the search engine company Yandex.

 

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Bug-eyed monster

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Acronym of bug-eyed monster.

• bem

BEM (plural BEMs)

1. (science fiction, fandom slang, often derogatory) A stock character in science fiction; a grotesque creature, often an extraterrestrial, that menaces the protagonists.
   • 1940 November, Parmer Farrell, “The Reader Speaks”, in Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 18, number 2, page 120:

     Incidentally, Mr. Bergey, the BEM's on your latest smear have extremely jovial expressions on their pans to be as tough a bunch of eggs as Friend made them out.

   • 1997, Lawrence Miles, Alien Bodies, →ISBN, page 89:

     This is my first time in active BEM service. They've never let me near the Bugs before.

• Bim, BEM, Bum

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “BEM”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 14–15.
• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “BEM n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

• B.M.E., BME, EBM, MBE, MEB, emb.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛm/, [ˈbɛm]

BEM (first-person possessive BEMku, second-person possessive BEMmu, third-person possessive BEMnya)

1. (education) Acronym of badan eksekutif mahasiswa (“student's executive council”).