"rebase" meaning in English

See rebase in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: rebases [present, singular, third-person], rebasing [participle, present], rebased [participle, past], rebased [past]
Etymology: re- + base Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|base}} re- + base Head templates: {{en-verb}} rebase (third-person singular simple present rebases, present participle rebasing, simple past and past participle rebased)
  1. (dentistry) To replace the base of a denture. Categories (topical): Dentistry
    Sense id: en-rebase-en-verb-TP676wkY Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
  2. (computing) To modify core data from which other data is derived in such a way that the final meaning is unchanged. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-rebase-en-verb-1mHRyHBX Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (computing, transitive) To change the base address of. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-rebase-en-verb-uM4~h~df Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 20 54 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 20 25 31 25 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (computing, source control) To integrate changes by appending them to another commit or branch, rather than pulling or merging in changes from a branch. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-rebase-en-verb-IBAyihl- Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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