Meaning of edge case | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A problem or situation that occurs only at an extreme (maximum or minimum) operating parameter or under other unusual operating conditions.
2. Any unexpected input or user behaviour.
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“The first thing to do is analyze the situation and determine⟳ whether the need⟳ to provide⟳ additional use⟳ is an edge case, or if it will become⟳ a common use-case scenario.”

“One edge case is when the code processing the message has not finished, but the invisibility window lapses, and another copy⟳ of the same message gets dequeued. At this point⟳, there are two active copies of that message being processed.”

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