You are here: irt.org | FOLDOC | file descriptor leak
<programming> (Or "fd leak" /F D leek/) A kind of programming bug analogous to a core leak, in which a program fails to close file descriptors ("fd"s) after file operations are completed, and thus eventually runs out of them.
See leak.
(1994-11-30)
Nearby terms: file compression « file control block « file descriptor « file descriptor leak » file extension » FileMaker » FileMaker, Inc.
FOLDOC, Topics, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, ?, ALL