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Definition of diffing:

(n) : (computing) Any program which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them.
(n) : (computing) The output of a diff program, a diff file.
(n) : (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.
(v) : (transitive, 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.
(v) : (transitive, computing) To compare two files or other objects, manually or otherwise.
(n) : (video games, slang) Used to trash-talk an opposing team at the end of a game by pointing out a skill difference between some role and the same role on the other team.

Definition of diffing:

(n) : (computing) Any program which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them.
(n) : (computing) The output of a diff program, a diff file.
(n) : (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.
(v) : (transitive, 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.
(v) : (transitive, computing) To compare two files or other objects, manually or otherwise.
(n) : (video games, slang) Used to trash-talk an opposing team at the end of a game by pointing out a skill difference between some role and the same role on the other team.

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