Definition of "gen" at Define.com Dictionary and Thesaurus

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

gen

noun: informal term for information; "give me the gen on your new line of computers"

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

-gen \-gen\ [(1) From Gr. -gen-, from the same root as ge'nos race, stock (see {Genus}). (2) From Gr. suffix -genh's born. Cf. F. -g['e]ne.]

1. A suffix used in scientific words in the sense of producing, generating: as, amphigen, amidogen, halogen.

2. A suffix meaning produced, generated; as, exogen.

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

gen /jen/ n.,v. Short for {generate}, used frequently in both spoken and written contexts.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

gen {generate}