So we looked around. We examined at our own Digital 100 list of the most valuable private tech companies in the world. We scanned through the Forbes list of America's Largest Private Companies. We looked at the Inc. 500 and the Silicon Valley Business Journal's lists, too.
sty definition: noun pl. sties 1. a pen for pigs 2. any foul or filthy placeOrigin of styMiddle English stie from Old English sti, stig, hall, enclosure, probably from Indo-European base an unverified form st?i-, to stop up, thicken from source ...
WHAT'S A STYE ANYWAY. A stye or sty, medical term hordeolum, is an inflamed swelling that occurs at the edge of an eyelid. Styes first appear as a red painful swelling, and in time, resemble a pimple. Styes are caused by bacterial infection of an oil gland at the base of an eyelash. Styes develop when an abundance of staphylococcus bacteria enters an oil gland and causes infection. The infected gland then becomes clogged with a buildup of white blood cells, water and other fluids. Chalazions are similar to a stye.