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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tarball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
tar-ball
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ball of tar or crude oil found on a beach.

noun

A file that is an archive of several other files, created using the Unix tar utility.

verb

To archive into a tarball.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From tar + ball.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tarballs (plural) tarballs (present, singular) tarballing (participle, present) tarballed (participle, past) tarballed (past)

Questions

What does tarball mean?
A ball of tar or crude oil found on a beach.
Where does tarball come from?
From tar + ball.

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