Having leaks; not fully sealed.

The property of being leaky.

plural of leakiness

(software engineering) An abstraction that undesirably exposes details and limitations of its underlying implementation.

plural of leaky abstraction

plural of leaky bucket

(computing theory) A counter or variable that is incremented whenever an event of interest occurs, and also periodically decremented; used in algorithms to check whether events will gradually overflow the system's capacity, for example in a telecommunication network.

(alternative medicine) A supposed medical condition where an altered or damaged bowel lining or gut wall allows substances such as toxins, microbes, undigested food, or waste to leak through, triggering an immune reaction and leading to other disorders.