"edge case" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: edge cases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} edge case (plural edge cases)
  1. A problem or situation that occurs only at an extreme (maximum or minimum) operating parameter or under other unusual operating conditions.
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  2. (loosely) Any unexpected input or user behaviour. Tags: broadly Synonyms: corner case Related terms: limit case Translations (Translations): gränsfall [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-edge_case-en-noun-YpCUamX- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 28 72

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