Word: taint
Phonetic:
/teɪnt/Listen:
A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food
A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character; blemish
Tincture; hue; colour
Infection; corruption; deprivation
A marker indicating that a variable is unsafe and should be subjected to additional security checks.
To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
To spoil (food) by contamination.
To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.
To be affected with incipient putrefaction. Example: Meat soon taints in warm weather.
To mark (a variable) as unsafe, so that operations involving it are subject to additional security checks.
To invalidate (a share capital account) by transferring profits into it.
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