Miscompile
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To compile (put together) incorrectly.
"Sufficient data is turned into the Agency but as this data is reviewed and forwarded to area and Central information systems, it seems to get miscompiled through this bureaucratic process."
- 2 To compile (generate executable from source code) incorrectly.
"The replacement code would miscompile the login command so that it would accept either the intended encrypted password or a particular known password."
Example
More examples"Sufficient data is turned into the Agency but as this data is reviewed and forwarded to area and Central information systems, it seems to get miscompiled through this bureaucratic process."
Etymology
From mis- + compile.
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