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diffing

diffing is the present participle and gerund of diff.

Meaning of diff

Verb

diff (third-person singular simple present diffs, present participle diffing, simple past and past participle diffed)

  1. (transitive) To run a diff program on (files or items) so as to produce a description of the differences between them, as for a patch file.
    • As we move through this chapter, you will quickly see the benefits of diffing code changes to drivers, libraries, and applications.2011, Gray Hat Hacking : The Ethical Hacker's Handbook, 3rd edition, New York: McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 484
  2. (transitive) To compare two files or other objects, manually or otherwise.
  3. (slang, transitive) To win (or to be able to win) a fight against another, with a defined level of difficulty. Usually used when power scaling fictional characters.
    • Fraubull gets wifi diffed by Shanks while Doffy easily broke free from Aokiji freeze and left with a smile.2026 July 30, u/RPH626, Reddit

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Questions about diffing

What is diffing the present participle and gerund of?
Diffing is the present participle and gerund of diff.

Words near diffing in the dictionary

  1. diffident
  2. diffidently
  3. diffidentness
  4. Diffie-Hellman
  5. diffine
  6. diffing
  7. diffinitive
  8. diffission
  9. diffix
  10. diffixes
  11. difflation

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