glob

UK
/ɡlɒb/
US
/ɡlɑb/

Translations

globnoun
globs
pl
UK
/ɡlɒb/
US
/ɡlɑb/
He rolled a glob of dough into a ball.
Он скатал шарик теста в мяч.
A glob of paint dripped from the brush.
Капля краски капнула с кисти.
There was a glob of mud on his shoe.
На его ботинке был комок грязи.
Additional translations
Synonyms
spherical object
globverb
globbed
Past Simple
globbed
Past Participle
globbing
Gerund
UK
/ɡlɒb/
US
/ɡlɑb/
The program will glob all the files in the directory.
Программа глобирует все файлы в каталоге.
Additional translations
globadjective
UK
/ɡlɒb/
US
/ɡlɑb/
Used attributively in computing expressions such as “glob pattern”.
globinterjection
Used colloquially as an exclamation of surprise or emphasis (e.g., “Oh my glob!”).

Definitions

globnoun
A small, round mass or lump of a substance, often sticky or viscous.
She accidentally dropped a glob of honey on the kitchen counter.
In computing, a pattern containing wildcards that matches one or more file or directory names.
Use the glob *.txt to select all text files.
globverb
To form into a glob or globule; to gather or collect into a rounded mass.
The sauce began to glob as it cooled, forming small lumps.
In computing, to search for files or directories that match a specified pattern, often using wildcards.
The script will glob all the text files in the directory for processing.
globadjective
Relating to or involving wildcard pattern-matching of file names.
The utility accepts glob input for specifying source files.
globinterjection
An exclamation expressing surprise, frustration, or emphasis, popularized by the animated series “Adventure Time.”
Oh my glob, I can’t believe we made it!