race condition
situation in computer system that occurs when multiple processes try to access a common resource
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race condition
Summary
race condition is a concurrency pattern[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of concurrency_pattern entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (675 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- race condition's instance of is recorded as concurrency pattern[3].
- race condition's subclass of is recorded as software bug[4].
- race condition's subclass of is recorded as vulnerability[5].
- race condition's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0p8ky[6].
- race condition's facet of is recorded as operating system[7].
- race condition's described by source is recorded as Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, 2nd edition[8].
- race condition's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/race-condition[9].
- race condition's studied by is recorded as concurrent computing[10].
- race condition's CWE ID is recorded as 362[11].
- race condition's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 175333730[12].
- race condition's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 34465[13].
Why It Matters
race condition ranks in the top 10% of concurrency_pattern entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (675 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]