insure
v.
provide a guarantee against possible damage or loss; assure, ensure, make certain
Insure
Insure++
Insure++ is a
memory debugger computer program, used by
software developers to detect various errors in programs written in
C and
C++. It is made by
Parasoft, and is functionally similar to other memory debuggers, such as
Purify and
Valgrind.Insure++ can automatically find erroneous accesses to free()d memory, array bounds violations, freeing unallocated memory (which often happens when a programmer free()s the same memory twice, or when he free()s global or stack memory), and many others.Unlike Purify and Valgrind, Insure++ inserts its instrumentation at the source code level, which allows it to detect errors that the other tools miss. In particular, Insure++ can detect
buffer overflows in automatic arrays, and overflows which involve pointers that accidentally "jump" from one valid memory region to another, as in the following example:include <stdlib.h>
int main()
{
char *p =
malloc(1024); /* first dynamically-allocated block */
char *q = malloc(1024); /* second block */
p += 1200; /* At this point, "p" is very (un)likely to point into the second block.
False assumptions about the real behaviour lead to mistakes. */
*p = 'a'; /* invalid write (past the end of the first block) */
return 0;
}
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insure
Verb
1. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
(synonym) see, check, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
(hypernym) verify
(hyponym) proofread, proof
(verb-group) determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
2. make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
(synonym) guarantee, ensure, assure, secure
(hyponym) doom
(verb-group) guarantee, vouch
3. protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this"
(synonym) cover, underwrite
(hypernym) guarantee, warrant
(hyponym) reinsure
(verb-group) cover
(derivation) insurance company, insurance firm, insurer, insurance underwriter, underwriter
4. take out insurance for
(hypernym) protect
(hyponym) reinsure
(derivation) indemnity, insurance
Insure
(v. t.)
To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.
(v. t.)
Specifically, to secure against a loss by a contingent event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium; to give or to take an insurance on or for; as, a merchant insures his ship or its cargo, or both, against the dangers of the sea; goods and buildings are insured against fire or water; persons are insured against sickness, accident, or death; and sometimes hazardous debts are insured.
(v. i.)
To underwrite; to make insurance; as, a company insures at three per cent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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