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Diss vs Diff - What's the difference?

diss | diff |

In slang|lang=en terms the difference between diss and diff

is that diss is (slang) an insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect while diff is (slang).

As verbs the difference between diss and diff

is that diss is (us|british|slang) to put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour while diff is (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.

As nouns the difference between diss and diff

is that diss is (slang) an insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect while diff is (slang).

As an abbreviation diss

is dissertation.

As a proper noun diff is

(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.

diss

English

Alternative forms

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Verb

(es)
  • (US, British, slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.
  • * 1905 , 10 December, The Sunday Times (Perth), "A New Word", page 4:
  • When a journalistic rival tries to "dis " you
    And to prejudice you in the public's eyes.
    Don't stigmatise his charges as a "tissue
    Of palpable, unmitigated lies."

    Noun

    (es)
  • (slang) An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.
  • Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • dissertation
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    diff

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang)
  • A peach and an apricot? What's the diff ?
  • (computing) Any program which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them.
  • (computing) The output of a diff program. A diff file.
  • * 2004 , , Great Hackers , Essay:
  • 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 .
  • (medicine) : differential of types of white blood cell in a complete blood count.
  • (slang)
  • (rock climbing) A difficult route.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (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.
  • (computing) To compare two files or other objects, manually or otherwise.
  • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (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.
  • See also

    * (computing ) patch