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time-of-check to time-of-use

time-of-check to time-of-use noun: a class of software bugs caused by a race condition involving the checking of the state of a part of a system, such as a security credential, and the use of the results of that check.

Noun

time-of-check to time-of-use

  1. A class of software bugs caused by a race condition involving the checking of the state of a part of a system, such as a security credential, and the use of the results of that check.
    Synonyms:
    TOCTOU

Synonyms of time-of-check to time-of-use

Questions about time-of-check to time-of-use

What does time-of-check to time-of-use mean?
Time-of-check to time-of-use means a class of software bugs caused by a race condition involving the checking of the state of a part of a system, such as a security credential, and the use of the results of that check.
What part of speech is time-of-check to time-of-use?
Time-of-check to time-of-use is a noun.

Words near time-of-check to time-of-use in the dictionary

  1. time-memory trade-off
  2. time-memory trade-offs
  3. time-motion studies
  4. time-motion study
  5. time-of-arrival technique
  6. time-of-check to time-of-use
  7. time-of-flight
  8. time-of-flight mass spectrometry
  9. time-of-use meter
  10. time-of-use meters
  11. time-of-use rates

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