"race condition" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: race conditions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} race condition (plural race conditions)
  1. (electronics, computing) A flaw in a system or process whereby the output or result is unexpectedly and critically dependent on the sequence or timing of other events. Wikipedia link: race condition Categories (topical): Computing, Electronics Synonyms: race hazard Related terms: data race Translations (Translations): condició de carrera [feminine] (Catalan), situació de competició [feminine] (Catalan), situation de compétition [feminine] (French), Wettlaufsituation [feminine, uncommon] (German), Race Condition [feminine] (German), situazione di corsa [feminine] (Italian), condição de corrida [feminine] (Portuguese), condición de carrera [feminine] (Spanish)

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