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gen

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As a noun, gen means information. As a verb, it means generate using an automated process, especially a computer program.

Meanings of gen

10 meanings

noun

  1. chiefly britishinformalInformation.

  2. birdwatchingInformation about the location of a bird.

  3. fandomFan fiction that does not specifically focus on romance or sex.

  4. slangA generator (device that converts mechanical to electrical energy).

  5. informalA generation (group of people born in a specific range of years).

  6. informalA specific version of something in a chronological sequence.

  7. Informal term for information

    “give me the gen on your new line of computers”

Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoleteUKslangA shilling.

Alternative letter-case form of Gen ("member of the Gen Movement")

verb

  1. To generate using an automated process, especially a computer program.

  2. science fictionTo genetically engineer.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

gen around the world

UKA shilling.

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