race condition
Noun
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Noun
race condition (plural race conditions)
- (electronics, computing) A flaw in a system or process whereby the output or result is unexpectedly and critically dependent on the sequence or timing of other events.
- A race condition in writing my guest book file meant that the last person to sign wiped out all previous signatures.
- race hazard
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