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fuzz

/fʌz/

noun

Meaning

  • A frizzy mass of hair or fibre.

  • Quality of an image that is unclear; a blurred image.

  • The random data used in fuzz testing.

  • A distorted sound, especially from an electric guitar or other amplified instrument.

  • A state of befuddlement.

verb

Meaning

  • To make fuzzy.

  • To become fuzzy.

  • To make drunk.

  • To test a software component by running it on randomly generated input.

  • To fly off in minute particles with a fizzing sound, like water from hot metal.