Phrase guide

race condition

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, computing, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences

Examples

  • A race condition in writing my guest book file meant that the last person to sign wiped out all previous signatures.

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History

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: condició de carrera — Translations
  • Catalan: situació de competició — Translations
  • Finnish: kilpatilanne — Translations
  • Finnish: kilpailutilanne — Translations
  • French: situation de compétition — Translations
  • German: Wettlaufsituation — Translations
  • German: Race Condition — Translations
  • Italian: situazione di corsa — Translations
  • Portuguese: condição de corrida — Translations
  • Spanish: condición de carrera — Translations