diff — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. 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.

   Gebrauch

   • zählbar
   • Slang
   • nicht zählbar

   Beispiele

   tank diff (i.e., the deciding factor in the game was the difference in skill between the teams' tank players)

2. Any program which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them.

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   • zählbar
   • nicht zählbar

3. The output of a diff program, a diff file.

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   • zählbar
   • nicht zählbar

   Beispiele

   edit diff

   I didn't want to waste people's time telling them things they already knew. It's more efficient just to give them the diffs.

4. A difficult route.

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   • zählbar
   • nicht zählbar

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.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

   Beispiele

   As we move through this chapter, you will quickly see the benefits of diffing code changes to drivers, libraries, and applications.

2. To compare two files or other objects, manually or otherwise.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

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.

   Gebrauch

   • Slang
   • transitiv

   Beispiele

   Fraubull gets wifi diffed by Shanks while Doffy easily broke free from Aokiji freeze and left with a smile.

Eigenname

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.

   Verwandte Wörter

   deltapatch