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leak
the loss of current from an electrical conductor because of faulty insulation, etc.
leak [lēk]
(plant pathology)
A watery rot of fruits and vegetables caused by various fungi, such asRhizopus nigricansin strawberry.
(programming)leak - With a qualifier, one of a class of resource-management bugs that occur when resources are not freed properly after operations on them are finished, so they effectively disappear (leak out). This leads to eventual exhaustion as new allocation requests come in.

One might refer to, say, a "window handle leak" in a window system.

See memory leak, fd leak.


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However, individual metalcasting studies have discovered that several manufacturing issues exist with Cu-Bi alloys: cracking, leakers, and lower ductility and tensile strength.
Copper casters, others discuss lead-free legislation by Modern Casting
While the additional surveillance reported by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal might provoke more indignation about HP's probe, the tactics aren't likely to shift the focus of the inquiries into whether the company and its investigators broke any laws in their quest to identify the boardroom leaker.
BRIEFCASE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
If an employer suspects someone of leaking sensitive stuff to the press, all the employer need do is hand a cell phone to the leaker and say, "Here, take this.
Why spy? Just say 'hi' by Crumpley, Charles / Los Angeles Business Journal
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