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optimistic
/ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/
adjective
Expecting the best in all possible ways.
"in an optimistic mood"
Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.
"optimistic concurrency"
Antonymspessimistic
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