"sed" meaning in English

See sed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /sɛd/ Audio: En-us-sed.ogg
Etymology: From stream editor. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} sed
  1. (computing) A noninteractive text editor (originally developed in Unix), intended for making systematic edits in an automatic or batch-oriented way.
    Sense id: en-sed-en-name-OAcmcJcE Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 18 7 17 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: seds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sed (plural seds)
  1. (fishing) A line fastening a fish-hook. Synonyms: snood
    Sense id: en-sed-en-noun-klLaSA89 Categories (other): Fishing Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /sɛd/ Audio: En-us-sed.ogg Forms: seds [present, singular, third-person], sedding [participle, present], sedded [participle, past], sedded [past]
Etymology: From stream editor. Head templates: {{en-verb}} sed (third-person singular simple present seds, present participle sedding, simple past and past participle sedded)
  1. (neologism, slang) To edit a file or stream of text using sed. Tags: neologism, slang
    Sense id: en-sed-en-verb-vlGcae4L Categories (other): English neologisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} sed
  1. Eye dialect spelling of said. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: said Related terms: sed rate (english: etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-sed-en-verb-0EbfvoUN Categories (other): English eye dialect
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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