diff — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

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.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • gergo
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   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.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

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

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   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.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

Verbo

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.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   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.

   Uso

   • transitivo

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.

   Uso

   • gergo
   • transitivo

   Esempi

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

Nome proprio

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.

   Parole correlate

   deltapatch