W^X

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A security policy that implements executable space protection by ensuring every memory page is either writable or executable, but not both.

Word forms

W^X

Etymology

Introduced in 2003. From "write xor execute", using the ^ operator that means xor in some programming languages etc.

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