English Explanatory Dictionary

Heartbleed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A security bug in OpenSSL, where more data can be read than should be allowed, which was disclosed and fixed in April 2014.

Word forms

Heartbleed

Etymology

Blend of heartbeat (“periodic signal generated to indicate normal operation of hardware or software”) + bleed.

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