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diff Definition

diff (dif)

noun

Slang difference what's the diff?

diff Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • lock: They stripped it during the afternoon and found the planet wheels had seized onto the shaft, effectively locking the diff!
  • run: All you need to do is boot from another media, rinse, repeat, and run a diff on the two files.
  • do: Grab a copy of bbc.co.uk/news every 5 mins, do a diff, then save the index if there's been a change.
  • make: Mind you, the people doing the previews do as well, so it doesn't make any diff.
  • use: The script should perform a check using diff to confirm that the copy has been successful.
  • have: This box was built for a turbo and has a limited slip diff which really makes a difference in the wet.

Adjective modifier

  • limited: Will made a perfect run, coping admirably with the 180 turns even without the benefit of a limited slip diff.
  • front: The breather pipe on the front diff was only about 4 inches long so we replaced it with a 5ft length.
  • wrong: Ian had the wrong diff in, but couldn't be bothered to change it, whilst Robin was feeling his way back in.
  • normal: If the input was a normal diff, many of the contexts are simply null.
  • unified: Details TWiki:Main.CrawfordCurrie TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit UI: Topic diff shows unified diff with unchanged context.

Modifies a noun

  • -c: Your patch file should be generated using either ' diff -c ' or ' diff -u ' against the latest CVS tree.
  • -u: Your patch file should be generated using either ' diff -c ' or ' diff -u ' against the latest CVS tree.
  • lock: Diff lock - A device that locks the differential for maximum traction in adverse conditions.
  • utility: Scrolls buffers to the right. wd Saves the output from the diff utility, for further reference.
  • command: On UNIX systems, the diff command can be used to generate the delta between two files.
  • output: This patch has a diff suffix, what means it's a diff output.

Noun used with modifier

  • slip: Will made a perfect run, coping admirably with the 180 turns even without the benefit of a limited slip diff.
  • context: The context diff header takes precedence over an Index line.
  • atb: QUAIFE's Frequently Asked Questions Q: Where can I find a technical drawing of my Quaife gearbox and ATB diff?