Definitions

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  • verb dentistry To replace the base of a denture.
  • verb computing To modify core data from which other data is derived in such a way that the final meaning is unchanged.
  • verb computing, transitive To change the base address of.

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Examples

  • The company will "rebase" - or cut, in layman's terms - the dividend by 12. 5pc at the start of the period to meet its regulatory obligations.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • A final important command is git-svn rebase, which is used to update the local git command for changes others made to the SVN repository.

    Offline CDK development using git-svn Egon Willighagen 2007

  • A final important command is git-svn rebase, which is used to update the local git command for changes others made to the SVN repository.

    Archive 2007-10-01 Egon Willighagen 2007

  • The House Democrats 'bill would "rebase" the physician payment formula to assume that Medicare spending over the next 10 years would include the new policy and the hundreds of billions of dollars in additional spending.

    unknown title 2009

  • The House Democrats 'bill would "rebase" the physician payment formula to assume that Medicare spending over the next 10 years would include the new policy and the hundreds of billions of dollars in additional spending.

    unknown title 2009

  • The 'rebase' command is neat, in that any changes that exist in the git repository are floated to be applied to whatever the latest HEAD is.

    fnokd! 2008

  • {{Box | Further reading | If terms like "rebase" and "branch" do not mean anything

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • {{Box | Further reading | If terms like "rebase" and "branch" do not mean anything

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • As is said in political circles "you've got the logic abut I've got the numbers" and the numbers can change on courts too so one has to resort desperately to discrediting the court if one can't then rebase one's notion of legality so that the courts no longer define it.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • But, indeed, we have some hurdles to overcome yet, to continue the program and to make it a roaring success for our air forces, and that is the discussions with all governments about the financial base-lining, or rebase-ling of the program.

    CNN Transcript Dec 11, 2009 2009

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