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non-conforming

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for non-conforming.

Editorial note

Third, and this is a real fun one, any C program which reads from uninitialized memory is non-conforming, which means that the compiler is allowed to assume that it never happens.

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Quick take

Alternative form of nonconforming. [That does not conform, for example to cultural norms, official regulations, or the rules of an established church.]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of non-conforming gathered in one view.

adjective

Alternative form of nonconforming. [That does not conform, for example to cultural norms, official regulations, or the rules of an established church.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for non-conforming.

adjective

Alternative form of nonconforming. [That does not conform, for example to cultural norms, official regulations, or the rules of an established church.]

Example sentences

1

Third, and this is a real fun one, any C program which reads from uninitialized memory is non-conforming, which means that the compiler is allowed to assume that it never happens.

2

Actually, this expression is non-conforming: you must not try to modify the string returned by cl:symbol-name.

3

NET app, or changes that make the platform non-conforming to the spec.

4

How much stricter is Apple going to be on non-conforming UI?

5

Of course, I would consider such behavior non-conforming, for the reasons you point out.

6

> Typed-Array 4.944 11.555 Typed arrays in v0.10 are a homegrown and non-conforming implementation.

7

'Gender non-conforming' would have been a better term; it slipped my vocabulary and gender-fluidity can be used in its place in most cases.

8

Also, my own hobbies and interests are more androgynous than anything else, but I probably lean towards being more gender non-conforming as a girl than as a guy.

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That subset could range from none of it to all of it, depending on how much you personally valued speed and anti-bloat over safety, how many non-conforming programs you relied upon, and whatever other factors you wanted to take into account.

10

You couldn't use many of the advanced features of C++ on the consoles of 1995 (rtti, exceptions, STL was garbage in 1995); C++ compilers were all non-conforming and so cross-platform was horrible; code optimization was bad and space/cpu was at a premium.

Quote examples

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Does the dramatic speed difference between the "non-conforming" implementation and V8 mean that current Node typed arrays are not memory-safe and you may get C-style buffer overflow vulnerabilities when using them?

2

"Non-conforming" only means they didn't completely adhere to the ES specification.

3

"non-conforming" means you will get different results in different implementation, perhaps something like a nasal dragon, or perhaps an error signaled, or perhaps some more benign behavior.

4

"When the chips are down, these civilized people will eat each other, you'll see." They can't possibly save all of Americans, and they're building a lockdown-safe domestic order that will treat non-conforming Americans just as poorly as they treat non-conforming non-nationals.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use non-conforming in a sentence?

Third, and this is a real fun one, any C program which reads from uninitialized memory is non-conforming, which means that the compiler is allowed to assume that it never happens.

What does non-conforming mean?

Alternative form of nonconforming. [That does not conform, for example to cultural norms, official regulations, or the rules of an established church.]

What part of speech is non-conforming?

non-conforming is commonly used as adjective.