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Tarball is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Tarball in a sentence

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Tarball | Tarballs

Tarball meaning

  1. A ball of tar or crude oil found on a beach.
  2. A file that is an archive of several other files, created using the Unix tar utility.

Using Tarball

  • The main meaning on this page is: A ball of tar or crude oil found on a beach. | A file that is an archive of several other files, created using the Unix tar utility.
  • In the example corpus, tarball often appears in combinations such as: source tarball.

Context around Tarball

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

source 2× package 1×

Often after:

contains 1×

Sentence patterns with Tarball

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

current source tarball 1× old source tarball into a 1× the package tarball contains the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the package tarball 1× when a new 1×

Common sentence endings:

current source tarball 1× directory during installation 1×

Words around Tarball

Just before it in the word index:

tarazaga 3 taraza 6 taraz 3 tarawneh 2 tarawih 3 taraweeh 3

Just after it in the word index:

tarballs 4 tarbat 3 tarbela 2 tarbell 7 tarbert 32 tarbet 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Tarball

  • In this selection, "tarball" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, source, package and contains stand out and add context to how "tarball" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include current source tarball and old source tarball into a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tarball" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tarball

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The package tarball contains the full directory structure of the files and is meant to be extracted in the system's root directory during installation. (25 words)

When a new source is required and an older source was previously downloaded, then Sorcerer will download a tiny patch that transforms the old source tarball into a current source tarball. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

When a new source is required and an older source was previously downloaded, then Sorcerer will download a tiny patch that transforms the old source tarball into a current source tarball. (31 words)

The package tarball contains the full directory structure of the files and is meant to be extracted in the system's root directory during installation. (25 words)

Example sentences (2)

When a new source is required and an older source was previously downloaded, then Sorcerer will download a tiny patch that transforms the old source tarball into a current source tarball.

The package tarball contains the full directory structure of the files and is meant to be extracted in the system's root directory during installation.

Common combinations with tarball

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tarball" in a sentence?
An example: "When a new source is required and an older source was previously downloaded, then Sorcerer will download a tiny patch that transforms the old source tarball into a current source tarball." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "tarball" from authentic English texts.
What does "tarball" mean?
Tarball means: A ball of tar or crude oil found on a beach.
How many example sentences with "tarball" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "tarball", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.