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/dif/ 1. A change listing, especially giving differencesbetween (and additions to) different versions of a piece ofsource code or documentation (the term is often used in theplural "diffs"). "Send me your diffs for the Jargon File!"Compare vdiff.2. Specifically, such a listing produced by the diff Unixcommand, especially when used as input to the patch utility(which actually performs the modifications). This is a commonmethod of distributing patches and source updates.3. To compare (whether or not by use of automated tools onmachine-readable files).See also vdiff, mod.
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.