jail
8
7.9
- noun
- /dʒeɪl/
- Specialized
:
entorno aislado
- By using a jail, the application was contained, ensuring it could only interact with specified resources.
- jail cell
- county jail
- jail time
Examples
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Some of these attacks can be mitigated by running the scanner with its own user ID in a chroot jail.
Academic text (2011) -
"If you did, you’d be liable for prosecution and could spend ten years in jail for software copyright violation.
Fiction book (1999) -
Second, a typical OS kernel already provides a wide range of protection mechanisms, including user IDs, process memory protection, chroot jails, and so on.
Academic text (2011) -
The software runs in a jail to prevent it from accessing sensitive data on the computer.
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Developers often use a jail to test applications securely without affecting the main system.
Compounds
- Slur
A joking name for a mental health hospital ward where people wear non-slip socks
How Isolated
- Specialized
3
8.2
- Specialized
14
5.4
- Specialized
8
7.9
- Specialized
14
4.1
- Specialized
1
9.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
A jail in computing borrows the same picture: it is like a 'cage' or small container for a program, keeping it apart from the rest of the system for safety.