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A comment on Ask HN: Is there a name for the concept of "value changes upon read"?.

Re:Ask HN: Is there a name for the concept of "value changes... by shasty on Thursday June 28, 2012 @04:17AM (#4170752)
I would call it a "volatile read". Maybe it changes the state maybe it doesnt. Especially since we dont know yet why exactly this occurs.
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