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The term gib may refer to:

  • a castrated male cat or ferret
  • an abbreviation for gibibyte (GiB) or gibibit (Gib)
  • an abbreviation for Gibraltar
  • an abbreviation for Gib Board, itself an abbreviation of Gibraltar Board, all Winston Wallboards'[1] tradenames for drywall (plasterboard).
  • a soul patch[citation needed]
  • the singular form of gibs, a term in first person shooters for the bits of a character left after they die. Also used in verb form, to 'gib' a monster.
  • Part of a machine table way or machine slide that allows a way to adjust for wear. Found in milling machines and lathes [2]

Castration, gelding, neutering, orchiectomy or orchidectomy is any action, surgical or otherwise, by which a biological male loses use of the testes. ... Trinomial name Felis silvestris catus (Linnaeus, 1758) The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) is a small carnivorous mammal. ... Trinomial name Mustela putorius furo (Linnaeus, 1758) In general use, a ferret is a domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo). ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A gibibit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... United States musician Steve Vai with a soul patch. ... Gibs in the wake of a redeemer explosion in Unreal Tournament In computer games, gibs (International Phonetic Alphabet: []), short for giblets, are the little bits of internal organs, flesh, and bone, generally smaller than entire limbs but bigger than golf balls, left when a person or creature is obliterated. ... A first-person shooter (FPS) is a computer or video game where the players on-screen view of the game world simulates that of the character, and there is some element of shooting involved. ... Way is another word for: Look up way in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about a lathe as a tool. ...

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Even if GIB were "perfect", this would still be an issue; an odd opening lead might theoretically have the best chance to beat the contract, but on hands where it's wrong, we'll still feel like GIB is playing badly.
GIB decides what to do by dealing out a sample of hands consistent with what's gone on so far and then taking an action that works well for that sample.
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