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Arg vs Erg - What's the difference?

arg | erg |

As nouns the difference between arg and erg

is that arg is an argument; a value passed as a parameter while erg is the unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10−7 joules.

arg

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (computing, programming, informal) An argument; a value passed as a parameter.
    • The first arg needs to be an int.
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    erg

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10?7 joules.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (geomorphology) A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.

    • Anagrams

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