interceptor
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- noun
- /ˌɪntərˈsɛptər/
- Specialized
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interceptor (software)
- By implementing an interceptor, the application was able to handle errors more effectively without crashing.
Examples
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Client-side Remote Call Interceptors (JAX-RS and RPC)
Blog text (6) -
Even if the interceptor knows the filename and hash, they won't have the application file itself to analyze.
Blog text (23) -
- Digital data interceptor.
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A good example of the chain-of-responsibility pattern is interceptors in Castle.
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Upon detecting unidentified aircraft, an H2 would dispatch U.S. fighter interceptors from the main U.S. Air Force Base in Keflavik.
Fiction book (1996) -
This is the ME 163B Komet, a WWII German rocket-powered interceptor designed to climb rapidly and bring down the Allied bomber formations.
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The software interceptor monitors HTTP requests and can modify them before they reach the server.
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An interceptor can be used to enhance security by filtering out harmful data packets in a network.
Antonyms
- Specialized
A setting that lets signals or data pass through unchanged to another device
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Etymology
Interceptor comes from the Latin parts inter- 'between' and capere 'to take', like in capture. In computing, an interceptor is a piece of software that 'takes' data or requests moving between systems so it can look at or change them.