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Optical Diff N. See Vdiff.
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optical diff n.
See vdiff.
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vdiff /vee'dif/ v.,n. Visual diff. The operation of finding differences between two files by eyeball search.
The term `optical diff' has also been reported, and is sometimes more specifically used for the act of superimposing two nearly identical printouts on one another and holding them up to a light to spot differences....
vdiff: /vee'dif/ v.,n. Visual diff. The operation of finding differences between two files by {eyeball search}.
The term `optical diff' has also been reported, and is sometimes more specifically used for the act of superimposing two nearly identical printouts on one another and holding them up to a light to spot differences....
vgrep /vee'grep/ v.,n. Visual grep. The operation of finding patterns in a file optically rather than digitally (also called an `optical grep').
See grep; compare vdiff....
vgrep: /vee'grep/ v.,n. Visual grep. The operation of finding patterns in a file optically rather than digitally (also called an `optical grep').
See {grep}; compare {vdiff}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
optical grep n. See vgrep.
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....
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}....
eyeball search n.,v. To look for something in a mass of code or data with one's own native optical senso
as opposed to using some sort of pattern matching software like grep or any other automated search tool....
eyeball search: n.,v. To look for something in a mass of code or data with one's own native optical senso
as opposed to using some sort of pattern matching software like {grep} or any other automated search tool....