Sed vs. Fed — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sed and Fed
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Sed
Sed ("stream editor") is a Unix utility that parses and transforms text, using a simple, compact programming language. sed was developed from 1973 to 1974 by Lee E. McMahon of Bell Labs, and is available today for most operating systems.
Fed
The Federal Reserve.
Sed
(computing) A noninteractive text editor (originally developed in Unix), intended for making systematic edits in an automatic or batch-oriented way.
Fed
Often fed A federal agent or official.
Sed
To edit a file or stream of text using sed.
Can you sed out those trailing spaces, please?
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Fed
Past tense and past participle of feed.
Fed
A federal government officer or official, especially a FBI, CIA, NSA, ATF, or DEA agent.
That corrupt fed was caught taking bribes from a mobster!
Fed
A police officer.
Fed
The Canadian federal government.
Salmon were becoming scarce in the river until the feds stepped in.
Fed
A federation in which powerlifters organize to compete.
Fed
Any federal law-enforcement officer
Fed
The central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state charted commercial banks and some trust companies;
The Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply
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