diff /dif/ n.
1. A change listing, especially giving
differences between (and additions to) source code or documents
(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(1) command, esp. when
used as specification input to the patch(1) utility (which
can actually perform the modifications; see patch). This is a
common method of distributing patches and source updates in the
Unix/C world. 3. v. To compare (whether or not by use of automated
tools on machine-readable files); see also vdiff, mod.
1. A change listing, especially giving
differences between (and additions to) source code or documents
(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(1) command, esp. when
used as specification input to the patch(1) utility (which
can actually perform the modifications; see patch). This is a
common method of distributing patches and source updates in the
Unix/C world. 3. v. To compare (whether or not by use of automated
tools on machine-readable files); see also vdiff, mod.
Related:
- diff: /dif/ n. 1. A change listing, especially giving
differences between (and additions to) source code or documents
(the term is often used in the plural `diffs').
"Send me your diffs for the Jargon File!" Compare... - patch
1. n. A temporary addition to a piece of code,
usually as a quick-and-dirty remedy to an existing... - vdiff /vee'dif/ v.,n.
Visual diff. The operation of
finding differences between two files by eyeball search.
The term `optical diff' has also been reported,... - vdiff: /vee'dif/ v.,n. Visual diff. The operation of finding
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engineering).
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1. [techspeak] A quantitative change, especially a
small or incremental one (this use is general in physics and
engineering).
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A 1979 large-format comic by Chas Andres chronicling... - naive user n.
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When this is applied to someone who has experience... - spaceship operator n.
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