ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /sɛd/

Quick meaning: Sed meaning (neologism, slang) To edit a file or stream of text using sed.

Meaning

(neologism, slang) To edit a file or stream of text using sed.

More Meanings

  1. (fishing) A line fastening a fish-hook.
  2. Eye dialect spelling of said.
  3. (computing) A noninteractive text editor (originally developed in Unix), intended for making systematic edits in an automatic or batch-oriented way.

Example Sentences

Can you sed out those trailing spaces, please?

Word Forms

Synonyms for sed

Depending on context, synonyms include snood.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nep, practice, said, custom, contra, greed.

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