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poison message

poison message noun: a message that causes processing to fail, and thus remains in the message queue and prevents processing of further messages.

Noun

poison message (plural poison messages)

  1. A message that causes processing to fail, and thus remains in the message queue and prevents processing of further messages.
    • When there is only a single consumer, a poison message can completely block processing of the queue.2011, Neil Mackenzie, Microsoft Windows Azure Development Cookbook

Forms of poison message

pluralpoison messages

Questions about poison message

What does poison message mean?
Poison message means a message that causes processing to fail, and thus remains in the message queue and prevents processing of further messages.
What part of speech is poison message?
Poison message is a noun.
What is the plural of poison message?
The plural of poison message is poison messages.

Words near poison message in the dictionary

  1. poison glands
  2. poison hemlock
  3. poison hemlocks
  4. poison ivies
  5. poison ivy
  6. poison message
  7. poison messages
  8. poison nut
  9. poison nuts
  10. poison oak
  11. poison oaks

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