"sink function" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sink functions [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌŋkʃən Head templates: {{en-noun}} sink function (plural sink functions)
  1. (computer security) A function that may contain tainted values. Categories (topical): Computer security
    Sense id: en-sink_function-en-noun-Gg9RBQ0U
  2. (ecology) An environment’s ability to absorb and render pollution harmless. Categories (topical): Ecology
    Sense id: en-sink_function-en-noun-33TiDv~5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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