diff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Clipping of difference
  2. Clipping of differential
  3. Used to trash-talk an opposing team at the end of a game by pointing out a skill difference between some role and the same role on the other team.
  4. Any program which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them.
  5. The output of a diff program, a diff file.
  6. Abbreviation of differential: the differential gear in an automobile.
  7. Abbreviation of differential: differential of types of white blood cell in a complete blood count.
  8. A difficult route.
  9. Clipping of difficulty.
verb
  1. To run a diff program on (files or items) so as to produce a description of the differences between them, as for a patch file.
  2. To compare two files or other objects, manually or otherwise.
  3. To win (or to be able to win) a fight against another, with a defined level of difficulty. Usually used when power scaling fictional characters.
adj
  1. Abbreviation of different.
name
  1. A program, historically part of the Unix operating system, which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them.

Pronunciation

/dɪf/ En-au-diff.ogg

Word forms

diff diffs diffing diffed

Related words

Derived words

diff EQ diff lock diffable differ high diff low diff mid diff neg diff no diff
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