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1. (n.) gib
a thin, wedgelike strip of metal for controlling the area in which a moving part slides.
2. gib
a keylike part having a head at each end, used with a matching cotter as a fastening.
3. gib
(in carpentry or ironwork) a heavy metal strap for fastening two members together.
4. (n.) gib
a male cat, esp. one that has been castrated.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME gib(be), short for Gilbert proper name)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gigabyte, gibibyte, G, GB, GiB
a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
2. (noun) gib
a castrated tomcat
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| Definition of 'GiB' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) GiB
a male cat; a tomcat
2. (noun) GiB
a piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind them together, or to afford a bearing surface; -- usually held or adjusted by means of a wedge, key, or screw
3. (verb) GiB
to act like a cat
4. (verb) GiB
to secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a gib, or gibs
5. (verb) GiB
to balk. See Jib, v. i
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The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. GiB
1. vi. To destroy utterly. Like
frag, but much more violent and final.
“There's no trace left. You definitely gibbed that
bug”. 2. n. Remnants after total obliteration. Originated first by id software in the game Quake. It's short for
giblets (thus pronounced “jib”), and referred to the bloody
remains of slain opponents. Eventually the word was verbed, and leaked
into general usage afterward.
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