ruff

n 1: a high tight collar [syn: {choker}, {ruffle}, {neck ruff}]

2: common Eurasian sandpiper; male has an erectile ruff in

breeding season [syn: {Philomachus pugnax}]

3: (cards) the act of playing a trump when unable to follow

suit [syn: {trumping}]

v : play a trump, in card games [syn: {trump}]

huff

To compress data using a {Huffman} code. Various programs

that use such methods have been called "HUFF" or some variant

thereof.

Opposite: {puff}. Compare {crunch}, {compress}.

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(1994-12-23)