Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

race condition

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: race -con-di-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"A race condition in writing my guest book file meant that the last person to sign wiped out all previous signatures."
"A race condition is usually when multiple processes are accessing data that is shared among them, but the correct outcome depends on the execution order of the processes."

Inflected Forms

race conditions (plural)

Phrases

data race

Frequently Paired Words

data race

Synonyms

race hazard

Questions

What does race condition mean?: 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.

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