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- noun An incorrect or inappropriate
configuration
Etymologies
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Examples
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Due to a misconfiguration in some of our servers, we weren't filtering out spam for about 1% of Gmail users.
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We promptly fixed the problem, which turned out to be just a misconfiguration, but it sure was good to have the ISP notice and act on it.
Aussie ISPs May Block Infected PCs | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Fans of Spinal Tap, you’ve been notified! 2009
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Facebook gave little detail about the cause of the outage except to say that it was the result of a misconfiguration in one of its databases, which prompted a flood of traffic from an automated system trying to fix the error.
Don’t blame DNS for Facebook outage, experts say Network World staff 2010
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The flaw was not malware or a misconfiguration on his Mac, as fruitless troubleshooting at an Apple Store demonstrated.
Technological help: How to (essentially) break the Internet Rob Pegoraro 2010
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"There is some evidence that 50% of all SSL problems are due to misconfiguration and do not come from any vulnerabilities as such," he says.
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Crosby adds that "the extensive use of automation in the cloud in general makes them far less susceptible to the traditional issues of the enterprise: human misconfiguration errors."
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We promptly fixed the problem, which turned out to be just a misconfiguration, but it sure was good to have the ISP notice and act on it.
Aussie ISPs May Block Infected PCs | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Obama Campaign: McCain "Would Rather Lose His Integrity Than Lose An Election" 2009
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The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Obama Campaign: McCain "Would Rather Lose His Integrity Than Lose An Election" 2009
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