optimistic

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/
• (America) IPA: /ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk/

Adjective

optimistic

1. Expecting the best in all possible ways.

   Antonyms: pessimistic

   in an optimistic mood

   optimistic plans

   took an optimistic view

2. (computing) Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.

   optimistic concurrency

   optimistic locking

Translations

• French: optimiste
• German: optimistisch
• Italian: ottimista
• Portuguese: otimista
• Russian: оптимисти́ческий
• Spanish: optimista

Translations

• Portuguese: otimista

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