"code cave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: code caves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} code cave (plural code caves)
  1. (programming) A sequence of null bytes in a process's memory, offering the capacity for the injection of custom instructions by a hacker. Wikipedia link: code cave Categories (topical): Programming

Inflected forms

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