diff /dɪf/noun 9verb 3adjective 1forms 3 noun9 •(slang) Used to trash-talk an opposing team at the end of a game by pointing out a skill difference between some role and the same role on the other team.tank diff (i.e., the deciding factor in the game was the difference in skill between the teams' tank players) •(slang) Clipping of differenceA peach and an apricot? What's the diff? •The output of a diff program, a diff file.I didn't want to waste people's time telling them things they already knew. It's more efficient just to give them the diffs. — 2004 •Any program which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them. •Abbreviation of differential: the differential gear in an automobile.This diff is capable of locking up when wheel slip occurs. •(slang) Clipping of difficulty. •Clipping of differentialThis function takes that diff and plugs it into the larger structure. •Abbreviation of differential: differential of types of white blood cell in a complete blood count.Hemoccult emesis and stool, CBC with diff, PT/PTT, type and cross for PRBCs. — 2006 •A difficult route. verb3 •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 •To compare two files or other objects, manually or otherwise. •(slang) 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 adjective1 •Abbreviation of different.I don't think it's any diff then in grade school when someone said "come on take a drag it will make you look cool" — 2000 formsdiffed · diffing · diffs
