Used in a Sentence

leaking

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for leaking.

Editorial note

And an interpreter is always a pile of convoluted mess, leaking multiple abstractions in between layers (if you're lucky enough to even get any distinct layers at all).

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Quick take

The act by which something leaks.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

The act by which something leaks.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for leaking.

Example sentences

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And an interpreter is always a pile of convoluted mess, leaking multiple abstractions in between layers (if you're lucky enough to even get any distinct layers at all).

2

This is actually a big problem with self-identifying feminists on the Internet (read: leaking from tumblr) today.

3

Many Chinese use VPNs to circumvent censorship or participate in speech, so leaking your real IP address is potentially life threatening.

4

Ramda, lodash, underscore all in there, and hopefully not all leaking into your client-side.

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Effectively, by leaking internal state of the cypher / hash through timing variations.

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I started reviewing sites I'd purchased with online wondering where my details might have been leaking out.

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Then, think about this with a fuel that's invisible when it's leaking.

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In my extension (thinkcontext) to get around leaking browsing behavior to 3rd party sites I download the complete data set.

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There are plenty of documented examples of Facebook leaking data due to code changes, bugs, poor QA, or simply not thinking through the details.

10

If the tippers benefited from leaking confidential information, they breached a fiduciary contract with their shareholders by using company property (information) for their own gain.

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Too much host language semantics leaking into the problem domain.

12

For those using a local account and having no use for these gadgets, would firewall rules be enough to prevent Windows from leaking data to Microsoft?

Quote examples

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Rust has always allowed this sort of "leaking".

Proper noun examples

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Leaking a client IP address is not even near the same universe of severity as remotely obtaining a web servers private TLS key.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use leaking in a sentence?

And an interpreter is always a pile of convoluted mess, leaking multiple abstractions in between layers (if you're lucky enough to even get any distinct layers at all).

What does leaking mean?

The act by which something leaks.

What part of speech is leaking?

leaking is commonly used as noun.