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Catfood vs Dogfood - What's the difference?

catfood | dogfood |

As nouns the difference between catfood and dogfood

is that catfood is food intended for consumption by a cat while dogfood is an alternative spelling of dog food.

As a verb dogfood is

said of programs developed by oneself or by one’s own company, to test as end users.

catfood

English

Noun

  • food intended for consumption by a cat

    • dogfood

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dog food * dog-food

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US)

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive, computing, slang) said of programs developed by oneself or by one’s own company, to test as end users.
    • You’re dogfooding Longhorn [a version of Microsoft Windows]?
  • to eat one’s own dog food

    • Related terms

    * eat one’s own dog food