stale read

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Synonyms: star read, table read

Antonyms: star read, table read

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|databases|distributed computing}} A read [[operation]] that [[fetch]]es an [[incorrect]] [[value]] from a [[source]] that has not [[synchronise]]d an [[update]] operation to the value.

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