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Capsicum

Capsicum

9.9
A system that limits what a computer program can do to keep it safe
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Capsicum API allows applications to run untrusted code in a secure sandbox environment.

Examples

  • And this is sort of the slightly different point of view from which the authors of the Capsicum paper are coming at capabilities.

  • Capsicum provides developers with a robust framework for implementing fine-grained access control.

  • With Capsicum, developers can ensure that their software adheres to strict security policies.

Compounds

8.8

A pepper plant that makes small round spicy peppers often used in pickles and salsa

9.7

A pepper plant with upright cone-shaped hot peppers grown for food or decoration

4.1

A large sweet pepper with thick walls and a bell shape used in cooking

7.1

A long thin very hot pepper often red used to add heat to food

Capsicum baccatum
  • Specialized
9.1

A pepper plant from tropical America that has small very hot red fruits often used in cooking

Capsicum frutescens
  • Specialized
8.0

A tropical pepper plant that makes small very hot red peppers for hot sauces

A small plant with tiny, very hot red peppers used in South American cooking

capsicum pepper plant
  • Specialized
3.8

A tropical plant that grows peppers used in cooking or as spice

oleoresin capsicum
  • Specialized
8.9

A thick oily extract from hot peppers used in spices and pepper spray

Surface Forms

Capsicum singular
Capsicums plural

Etymology

Capsicum as a computer name is a play on the word capability and on the pepper name, which suggests a small container that keeps things inside. So Capsicum became a fitting name for a sandbox that 'limits' what a program can do.