Re: Solved, Re: Having trouble remembering the term for a concept -- quick question

Idempotent is something that you may try infinitely but won't cause a dupe,
especially in financial transactions. I thought you were asking for
running "code" that would simulate a behavior that won't hurt your other
programs. But, I guess that is good for your question, it was too open
btw. :-)

El vie, 9 feb 2024 a las 15:43, James H. H. Lampert via MIDRANGE-L (<
midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>) escribió:

I managed to stumble onto it myself, with a Google search on "database
operation repeatable.

"Idempotent."

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JHHL
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