FUZZING

Verb

fuzzing

present participle of fuzz

Noun

fuzzing (uncountable)

(computing) Fuzz testing.

Source: Wiktionary


FUZZ

Fuzz, v. t.

Definition: To make drunk. [Obs.] Wood.

Fuzz, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. fuzzy that ravels (of silk or cotton), D. voos spongy, fungous, G. faser filament. E. feaze to untwist.]

Definition: Fine, light particles or fibers; loose, volatile matter. Fuzz ball, a kind of fungus or mushroom, which, when pressed, bursts and scatters a fine dust; a puffball.

Fuzz, v. i.

Definition: To fly off in minute particles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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