stale read

noun

A read operation that fetches an incorrect value from a source that has not synchronised an update operation to the value.

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Meanings

nounstale read (plural stale reads)

plural stale reads

  1. distributed computingcomputingA read operation that fetches an incorrect value from a source that has not synchronised an update operation to the value.
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APA

stale read. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stale%20read

MLA

“stale read.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stale%20read. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stale read,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stale%20read.

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