TOCTOU

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A form of time-of-check to time-of-use — 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.

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Meanings

nounTOCTOU (uncountable)

alternative TOCTTOU

  1. abbreviationuncountablecomputingAbbreviation of time-of-check to time-of-use.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
time-of-check to time-of-use

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tuctoo
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APA

TOCTOU. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TOCTOU

MLA

“TOCTOU.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TOCTOU. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “TOCTOU,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TOCTOU.

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