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Heartbleed

Heartbleed proper noun: a security bug in OpenSSL, where more data can be read than should be allowed, which was disclosed and fixed in April 2014.

Proper noun

Heartbleed

  1. A security bug in OpenSSL, where more data can be read than should be allowed, which was disclosed and fixed in April 2014.

Origin of Heartbleed

Blend of heartbeat (“periodic signal generated to indicate normal operation of hardware or software”) + bleed.

Questions about Heartbleed

What does Heartbleed mean?
Heartbleed means a security bug in OpenSSL, where more data can be read than should be allowed, which was disclosed and fixed in April 2014.
What part of speech is Heartbleed?
Heartbleed is a proper noun.

Words near Heartbleed in the dictionary

  1. heartbeat bills
  2. heartbeat law
  3. heartbeat laws
  4. heartbeatlike
  5. heartbeats
  6. Heartbleed
  7. heartblood
  8. heartbond
  9. heartbonds
  10. heartbreak
  11. heartbreak grass

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