data race

noun

A problematic situation where one thread could potentially read or write a memory location while another thread is writing to it.

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Meanings

noundata race (plural data races)

plural data races

  1. computingA problematic situation where one thread could potentially read or write a memory location while another thread is writing to it.
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APA

data race. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20race

MLA

“data race.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20race. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “data race,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20race.

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