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tarbomb

tarbomb noun: a tarball (archive file) containing numerous files that are extracted into the working directory, potentially causing inconvenience by overwriting other files or mixing up files from different sources.

Noun

tarbomb (plural tarbombs)

  1. (slang) A tarball (archive file) containing numerous files that are extracted into the working directory, potentially causing inconvenience by overwriting other files or mixing up files from different sources.

Forms of tarbomb

pluraltarbombs

Origin of tarbomb

From tar + bomb.

Questions about tarbomb

What does tarbomb mean?
Tarbomb means a tarball (archive file) containing numerous files that are extracted into the working directory, potentially causing inconvenience by overwriting other files or mixing up files from different sources.
What part of speech is tarbomb?
Tarbomb is a noun.
What is the plural of tarbomb?
The plural of tarbomb is tarbombs.

Words near tarbomb in the dictionary

  1. tarboggin
  2. tarboggined
  3. tarboggining
  4. tarboggins
  5. Tarbolton
  6. tarbomb
  7. tarbombs
  8. tarboosh
  9. tarbooshed
  10. tarbooshes
  11. Tarboro

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