diff

(Inglés)

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang) Clipping of difference
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of differential
3. (slang) 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, alt-of) Abbreviation of differential: the differential gear in an automobile.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of differential: differential of types of white blood cell in a complete blood count.
8. A difficult route.
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang) Clipping of difficulty.

Verb

1. (transitive) 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. (transitive) To compare two files or other objects, manually or otherwise.
3. (slang, transitive) To win a fight against another, with a defined level of difficulty. Usually used when power scaling fictional characters.

Adj

Abbreviation of different.

Name

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.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/dɪf/

Sinónimos

difference