torn write
a storage system stores only part of a requested write, leaving data in a partially updated state
torn write in a sentence
“A power failure mid-write produced a torn write, corrupting the file header.”
Related Words
memory corruption
data read from memory differs from what was written, caused by cosmic rays or hardware defects
message corruption
an arriving message differs from the sent message due to cable degradation or electromagnetic interference
message delay
the time for a message to travel from sender to recipient; unbounded in asynchronous networks
message duplication
a single message arrives multiple times due to routers, retries, or log replays
message reordering
messages arrive in a different order from their sending due to variable latency in asynchronous networks
message omission
a message is sent but never received; indistinguishable from infinite delay in asynchronous systems