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Meaning of leaky abstraction | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An abstraction that undesirably exposes details and limitations of its underlying implementation.

Examples

“This is a classic case of leaky abstraction. Repository is supposed to abstract away any concerns around querying the database, but now what we are doing here is returning an IQueryable<T> to the consuming code and asking it to build⟳ the queries, thus leaking the abstraction that is supposed to be hidden into repository.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

leaky brain syndrome leaky bucket leaky gut syndrome leaky weir Leal Lealholm

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