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Meaning of tarball | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A ball of tar or crude oil found on a beach.
  2. A file that is an archive of several other files, created using the Unix tar utility.

Equivalents

Français tarball

Examples

“1969, Hearings By United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary All of us who have⟳ been to the beaches this year have⟳ encountered tarballs that stick⟳ to our feet and mess up our rugs.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Tarban Tarbat Tarbat Ness Tarbell Tarbert Tarbes

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