Diff

Definitions

1. Clipping of difference
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, slang, uncountable
2. 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.
3. Clipping of differential
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
4. 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.
   countable, slang, uncountable
5. Any program which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them.
   countable, uncountable
6. The output of a diff program, a diff file.
   countable, uncountable
7. Abbreviation of differential: the differential gear in an automobile.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
8. Abbreviation of differential: differential of types of white blood cell in a complete blood count.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
9. A difficult route.
   countable, uncountable
10. Clipping of difficulty.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“A peach and an apricot? What's the diff?”

“MrX provided close⟳ to 100 diffs presented in a lengthy brief divided into sections.”

“This function takes that diff and plugs it into the larger structure⟳.”

“[Pogo:] A woman outthunk is a woman scorned and you know⟳ what's got no fury like⟳ that! [...] Mus' I tell⟳ you? It's Sunday. [Albert:] What's the diff? Tell⟳ away. [Pogo, whispering:] Hell.”

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

“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.”

“This diff is capable of locking up when wheel slip⟳ occurs.”

“Many operators cursed the early diff and driveline set-ups[.]”

“CBC with diff”

“Hemoccult emesis and stool, CBC with diff, PT/PTT, type⟳ and cross for PRBCs.”

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