noun

• (computing) Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering; an instance of hinting.
  "This font does not scale well to small sizes; the hints for the 10-point letter 'g' still need work."
• (databases) An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.
• (obsolete) An opportunity; occasion; fit time.
  "I, not remembering how I cried out then, / Will cry it o'er again: it is a hint / That wrings mine eyes to't."

verb

• (intransitive) To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue.
  "She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes."
• (transitive) To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.
  "to hint a suspicion"
• (transitive) To develop and add hints to a font.
  "The typographer worked all day on hinting her new font so it would look good on computer screens."

intj

• (often reduplicated) Signifies that something previously said should be taken as a hint or heeded closely.
  "And yes, as long as you are being a good coder and engaging in safe practices, nothing should go wrong. (Hint, hint.)"