English · Word Candidate

delta

/ˈdɛltə/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: deltas · deltaing · deltaed

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Chữ thứ tư trong bảng chữ cái Hy Lạp hiện đại

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hình đất tại cửa sông nơi nước đổ vào một vùng nước

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Noun

Examples

Nile Delta

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To calculate the differences between the characters in an enciphered text and the characters a fixed number of positions previous.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tính toán sự khác biệt giữa các ký tự trong văn bản mã hóa và các ký tự trước đó

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Verb

Examples

Turingery worked on deltaed key to produce the deltaed contribution of the chi-wheels. Turing's discovery that delta-ing would reveal information otherwise hidden was essential to the developments that followed.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To compare two versions of the same file in order to determine where they differ (where a programmer has made edits).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

So sánh hai phiên bản của cùng một tệp để xác định nơi chúng khác nhau

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Verb

Examples

The primary function of this command is to delta the product version file (if it has been retrieved for edit). However, prior to deltaing the product version file, the work source tree is searched to verify that no other source files are still waiting to be deltaed.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “delta” mean?

The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.

Is “delta” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.