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Definition of 'tarball'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A ball of tar or crude oil found on a beach
    • All of us who have been to the beaches this year have encountered tarballs' that stick to our feet and mess up our rugs. — ' 1969 , Hearings By United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
  • (computing) A file that is an archive of several other files created using the Unix “tar” utility.

    • Similar to 'tarball'

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