diff

diff.

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈdif\

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈdif\

Definitions of diff word

noun diff Compare (files) in order to determine how or whether they differ. 1
noun Definition of diff in Technology /dif/ 1. A change listing, especially giving differences between (and additions to) different versions of a piece of source code or documentation (the term is often used in the plural "diffs"). "Send me your diffs for the Jargon File!" Compare vdiff. 2. Specifically, such a listing produced by the diff Unix command, especially when used as input to the patch utility (which actually performs the modifications). This is a common method of distributing patches and source updates. 3. To compare (whether or not by use of automated tools on machine-readable files). See also vdiff, mod. 1
abbreviation DIFF difference 0
noun diff (Slang) Abbreviation of difference. 0
noun diff (computing) Any program which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them. 0
noun diff (computing) The output of a diff program. A diff file. 0

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diff popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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