Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rebase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: re-base
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To replace the base of a denture.

verb

To modify core data from which other data is derived in such a way that the final meaning is unchanged.

verb

To change the base address of.

Transitive verb

verb

To integrate changes by appending them to another commit or branch, rather than pulling or merging in changes from a branch.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Late Latin bassus Old French basbor. Middle English bas English base English rebase From re- + base.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

rebases (present, singular) rebasing (participle, present) rebased (participle, past) rebased (past)

Questions

What does rebase mean?: To replace the base of a denture.
Where does rebase come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Late Latin bassus Old French basbor. Middle English bas English base English rebase From re- + base.

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