(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
(computing) A program, historically part of the Unixoperating system, which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them.
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