rebase
See also: rebasé
English
Etymology
re- + base
Verb
rebase (third-person singular simple present rebases, present participle rebasing, simple past and past participle rebased)
- (dentistry) To replace the base of a denture.
- (computing) To modify core data from which other data is derived in such a way that the final meaning is unchanged.
- (computing, transitive) To change the base address of.
- 2006, Raymond Chen, The Old New Thing
- When a DLL must be loaded at an address different from its preferred address (because the preferred address is unavailable), the kernel must rebase the DLL, which consists of updating (fixing up) all addresses in the DLL so that they refer to its new location in memory.
- 2006, Raymond Chen, The Old New Thing
- (computing, source control) To integrate changes by appending them to the master branch, rather than merging.
Anagrams
- Beares, beares
Spanish
Etymology
From rebasar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈbase/, [reˈβase]
Noun
rebase m (plural rebases)
- passing, overtaking (e.g. of a vehicle)
Verb
rebase
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of rebasar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of rebasar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of rebasar.