Re: leakproof

From: "Kevin Grittner" <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>
To: "Andrew Dunstan" <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: "Jeff Janes" <jeff(dot)janes(at)gmail(dot)com>, "Robert Haas" <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, "Don Baccus" <dhogaza(at)pacifier(dot)com>, "PostgreSQL-development" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: leakproof
Date: 2012-02-22 16:14:34
Message-ID: 4F44C00A0200002500045A18@gw.wicourts.gov
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Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> wrote:

> Returning to the original point, I've come to the conclusion that
> "pure" isn't the right way to go. The trouble with "leakproof" is
> that it doesn't point to what it is that's not leaking, which is
> information rather than memory, as many might imagine (and I did)
> without further hints. I'm not sure any single English word would
> be as descriptive as I'd like.

Discreet?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discreet

I guess the risk is that people would confuse it with "discrete".

-Kevin

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