leakage
Gradual fluid loss
Leakage is the act or process of leaking, or the amount that leaks out.
A pipe may have leakage; a container may show leakage over time.
The word extends to abstract losses: leakage of classified information, revenue leakage from fraud.
In technical contexts, leakage describes unwanted escape of current, heat, or data from a system.
Liquid falling slowly
- oozeSeep gradually out
- trickleThin, slow stream
- spillAccidental liquid release
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
pooling · damp · moisture · infiltration · runoff · condensation · percolation · weeping
Facts for analysis
- breachBreaking of agreement
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- privacyFreedom from observation
secrets · classified · documents · exposure · insider · whistleblower · hack · unauthorized
Reduction of supply
- wastageLoss through inefficiency
- shrinkageDecrease in size
- deficitAmount still owed
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
attrition · erosion · bleeding · drainage · inefficiency · consumption · reduction · diminishment
Directed flow of charge
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- capacitorCharge-storing circuit element
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- groundSolid surface underfoot
circuit · resistance · dielectric · stray · fault · impedance · parasitic · discharge
drip
Liquid falling slowly
overflow · pooling · damp · moisture · infiltration · runoff · condensation · percolation · weeping · drainage
data
Facts for analysis
- breachBreaking of agreement
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
privacy · secrets · classified · documents · exposure · insider · whistleblower · hack · unauthorized · sensitive
depletion
Reduction of supply
dissipation · attrition · erosion · bleeding · drainage · inefficiency · consumption · reduction · diminishment · shortfall
current
Directed flow of charge
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- capacitorCharge-storing circuit element
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
ground · circuit · resistance · dielectric · stray · fault · impedance · parasitic · discharge · electromagnetic
- depletionsdrain, exhaustion, consumption, draining, emptying
- cargo claimsdamage claim, claim form, partial loss, total loss, shortage
- groundwater modelingtransmissivity, boundary conditions, finite element, drawdown, confined aquifer
- urinationurination, urinate, voiding, micturition, pee
- filthdirt, grime, dirty, filthy, muck
- leaksdrip, drips, trickle, ooze, seep
leakageinflow
Arriving stream or current
influx · ingress · intake · absorption · inrush
leakageretention
Continued holding or possession
containment · sealing · watertightness · holding · impermeability
leakageconfidentiality
Quality of protecting secrets
secrecy · nondisclosure · containment · classification · suppression