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diffable

diffable adjective: suitable for processing by a diff program in order to show differences.

Adjective

diffable (comparative more diffable, superlative most diffable)

  1. Suitable for processing by a diff program in order to show differences.
    • Should you adopt a diffable data source for your table view? Or should you stick with the old-style Three Big Questions data source?2019, Matt Neuburg, Programming iOS 13: Dive Deep into Views, View Controllers, and Frameworks, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 509

Forms of diffable

comparativemore diffable
superlativemost diffable

Origin of diffable

From diff + -able.

Questions about diffable

What does diffable mean?
Diffable means suitable for processing by a diff program in order to show differences.
What part of speech is diffable?
Diffable is an adjective.

Words near diffable in the dictionary

  1. diff locks
  2. diff'rent
  3. diff.
  4. diffabilities
  5. diffability
  6. diffable
  7. diffarreation
  8. diffed
  9. Diffee
  10. Diffees
  11. Diffenderfer

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