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The percentage of security vulnerabilities in software that are caused by memory safety issues, as reported by sources such as Microsoft and the Chromium browser project. This number is often repeated as an argument in favor of using memory-safe programming languages for critical software projects.
Industry analysis has shown in some cases, that despite rigorous code reviews as well as other preventive and detective controls, up to 70 percent of security vulnerabilities in memory unsafe languages patched and assigned a CVE designation are due to
memory safety issues.

Dev A: Damn, another segfault. I wonder what happened.
Dev B: Another 70% moment, that's what happened.
70% by zdxy March 8, 2024
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The percentage of security vulnerabilities in software that are caused by memory safety issues, as reported by sources such as Microsoft and the Chromium browser project. This number is often repeated as an argument in favor of using memory-safe programming languages for critical software projects.
Industry analysis has shown in some cases, that despite rigorous code reviews as well as other preventive and detective controls, up to 70 percent of security vulnerabilities in memory unsafe languages patched and assigned a CVE designation are due to
memory safety issues.

Dev A: Damn, another segfault. I wonder what happened.
Dev B: Another 70% moment, that's what happened.
70% by zdxy March 8, 2024
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70 is the number following 69 and preceding 71.
Teacher: 69 + 1 = 70.
Student: Hey, the teacher said 69!
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sexual reference of the 69 with a finger in the partners ass. thus 69 + 1 finger = 70
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70 by shatrunner February 12, 2008
One of America's longest interstates. Begins outside Baltimore, Maryland and heads west thru Pittsburgh, PA, Columbus, OH, Indianapolis, IN, St. Louis, MO, Kansas City and Denver before ending near Moab, Utah. Facts:

1. Indianapolis is the largest-single city on its route, but
2. technically Baltimore-Washington is the largest metro area it goes through.
3. The state with its longest mileage is Colorado.
4. The most populous state on its route is Illinois.
5. The state with its shortest mileage is West Virgina--only 17 miles.
6. The least populated state on its route is W. Virginia
70 is dull, dull, dull and flat from Ohio to Denver. The most populated states on its route from most populated to least is Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Maryland, Colorado, Kansas, Utah, West Virginia.
70 by krock1dk@yahoo.com January 3, 2008
I was going at it 69-style with Danie, then Pansy walked in on us. It quickly turned into a 70 session.
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