fuzz

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.2 Verb 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌz

[edit] Etymology 1

• Some dictionaries suggest a Germanic source
• Some dictionaries suggest a back-formation from fuzzy.

[edit] Noun

fuzz (plural fuzz)

1. A frizzy mass of hair or fibre.
2. A blurred image.
3. (computing) The random data used in fuzz testing.

[edit] Verb

to fuzz (third-person singular simple present fuzzes, present participle fuzzing, simple past and past participle fuzzed)

1. Make or become fuzzy.

[edit] Etymology 2

Unknown

[edit] Noun

the fuzz

1. (informal) The police.