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  diff
       
          /dif/ 1. A change listing, especially giving differences
          between (and additions to) different versions of a piece of
          source code or documentation (the term is often used in the
          plural "diffs").  "Send me your diffs for the Jargon File!"
       
          Compare vdiff.
       
          2. Specifically, such a listing produced by the diff Unix
          command, especially when used as input to the patch utility
          (which actually performs the modifications).  This is a common
          method of distributing patches and source updates.
       
          3. To compare (whether or not by use of automated tools on
          machine-readable files).
       
          See also vdiff, mod.
       
          [{Jargon File]
       
          (1995-02-10)
       
       

  diff /dif/ n. 1. A change listing, especially giving differences
     between (and additions to) source code or documents (the term is often
     used in the plural `diffs'). "Send me your diffs for the Jargon File!"
     Compare vdiff. 2. Specifically, such a listing produced by the
     `diff(1)' command, esp. when used as specification input to the
     `patch(1)' utility (which can actually perform the modifications; see
     patch). This is a common method of distributing patches and source
     updates in the Unix/C world. 3. v. To compare (whether or not by use of
     automated tools on machine-readable files); see also vdiff, mod.
  
  

  diff
     a.
     (abbreviation of en different)
     n.
     (lb en slang) (clipping of en difference)
     n.
     (lb en computing) A program, historically part of the Unix operating
  system, which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a
  description of the differences between them.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive computing) 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.
     2 (lb en transitive computing) To compare two files or other objects,
  manually or otherwise.

  diff.
     n.
     (abbr of en difference)

  diff
     a.
     (abbreviation of en different)
     n.
     (lb en slang) (clipping of en difference)
     n.
     (lb en computing) A program, historically part of the Unix operating
  system, which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a
  description of the differences between them.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive computing) 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.
     2 (lb en transitive computing) To compare two files or other objects,
  manually or otherwise.

  diff.
     n.
     (abbr of en difference)

  diff
     a.
     (abbreviation of en different)
     n.
     (lb en slang) (clipping of en difference)
     n.
     (lb en computing) A program, historically part of the Unix operating
  system, which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a
  description of the differences between them.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive computing) 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.
     2 (lb en transitive computing) To compare two files or other objects,
  manually or otherwise.

  diff.
     n.
     (abbr of en difference)

  diff
     a.
     (abbreviation of en different)
     n.
     (lb en slang) (clipping of en difference)
     n.
     (lb en computing) A program, historically part of the Unix operating
  system, which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a
  description of the differences between them.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive computing) 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.
     2 (lb en transitive computing) To compare two files or other objects,
  manually or otherwise.

  diff.
     n.
     (abbr of en difference)

  diff
     Englanti n.
     (yhteys slangia k=en) ero, erilaisuus

  diff
     n.
     1 (tagg programmering anglicism) jämförelse mellan två olika
  versioner; skillnad
     2 (tagg: mekanik) differentialväxel

  diff
     n.
     1 (tagg programmering anglicism) jämförelse mellan två olika
  versioner; skillnad
     2 (tagg: mekanik) differentialväxel

  Diff /dˈɪf/
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  diff. /dˈɪf/
    różnica

  
/ˈdɪf/