Flagged dictionary definitions from February 2023

concept in software development

unscheduled termination of a process

computer mechanisms causing jumps in execution paths; in assembly, memory locations holding addresses pointing to interrupt service routines; in Lisp, loop that iteratively invokes thunk-returning functions

In medicine, an intertriginous area is where two skin areas may touch or rub together. Examples of intertriginous areas are the axilla of the arm, the anogenital region, skin folds of the breasts and between digits. Intertriginous areas are known to harbor large amounts of aerobic cocci and aerobic coryneform bacteria, which are both parts of normal skin flora.