Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypocrite commit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: hyp-ocrite -com-mit
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A commit (code patch submission) that appears benign but introduces a security vulnerability.

Example Sentences

"We then systematically study hypocrite commits, including identifying immature vulnerabilities and potential vulnerability-introducing minor patches. We also identify multiple factors that can increase the stealthiness of hypocrite commits and render the patch-review process less effective."

Etymology

Coined by Qiushi Wu and Kangjie Lu at the University of Minnesota in 2021.

Inflected Forms

hypocrite commits (plural)

Questions

What does hypocrite commit mean?: A commit (code patch submission) that appears benign but introduces a security vulnerability.
Where does hypocrite commit come from?: Coined by Qiushi Wu and Kangjie Lu at the University of Minnesota in 2021.

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