resource leak
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the phenomenon where a program doesn't properly release resources like memory, file handles, or sockets, causing them to remain occupied in vain (leading to potential issues like performance degradation, crashes, or data loss)
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computer science
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operating system
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International Standard Book Number
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computer program
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denial-of-service attack
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process
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vulnerability
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deadlock
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system call
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memory leak
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network socket
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file descriptor
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fork bomb
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system resource
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lock
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resource starvation
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pipeline
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zombie process
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parent process
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