1. Data that is written to be interpreted and takes over program flow when triggered by some un-obvious operation, such as viewing it. One use of such hacks is to break security. F
OR example, some smart terminals have commands that allow one to download strings to program keys this can be used to write live data that, when listed to the terminal, infects it with a security-breaking
virus that is triggered the next time a hapless user strikes that key. F
OR another, there are some well-known bugs in
vi that allow certain texts to send arbitrary commands back to the machine when they are simply viewed. 2. In
C, data that includes pointers to functions (executable code). 3. An object, such as a
trampoline, that is constructed on the fly by a program and intended to be executed as code. 4. Actual real-w
ORld data, as opposed to "test data". F
OR example, "I think I have the rec
ORd deletion module finished." "Have you tried it out on live data?" This usage usually carries the connotation that live data is m
ORe fragile and must not be c
ORrupted,
OR bad things will happen. So a m
ORe appropriate response to the above claim might be: "Well, make sure it w
ORks perfectly bef
ORe we throw live data at it." The implication here is that rec
ORd deletion is something pretty significant, and a haywire rec
ORd-deletion module running amok on live data would probably cause great harm. [
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