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"an edge case" is a correct and usable term in written English
You can use "an edge case" when you want to refer to a rare or unusual situation or condition — often one that is more difficult to deal with than most others. For example, "This is an edge case that requires extra attention to resolve."
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London's DLR is an edge case, and I think that one could reasonably include it in this list.
For students, being able to have a textbook open on the same screen as a word processor isn't an edge case – it's one of the biggest benefits of using ebooks for academic work.
Heth is an edge case, like a head on a pike, or a mass grave, or a man hanging from a gallows, a display of decay, a spectacular atrocity.
"Even though our initial analysis pointed to this being an edge case and not a widespread problem in our search results, we immediately convened a team that looked carefully at the issue".
Wales criticised Twitter, which he said has needed faster systems for complaints to protect users from abuse, but also said that illegally abusive behaviour was an edge case that shouldn't deter mainstream internet users.
I realize I'm an edge case.
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I'm clearly an edge-case that will go out of my way to try to make the iPad Air fit into my life while casting my computer to the sideline in the name of progress.
I'm not the target customer (my car has needed a car wash for a while and I haven't done anything about it), but the need for on-demand service here feels like an extreme edge case.
Maybe I'm crazy, and a weird edge case, but I do wonder if the realtime User Streams implementation could alter the way people use Twitter.
Vickers indentation is made on the cylindrical surface near a flat edge (Case 1) or on the flat section near the outer (Case 2) or inner (Case 3) cylindrical surface.
And because it can be fully controlled by the tester, the Drive Sim part of the equation can be tuned to provide a realistic driving experience like one might encounter on roads, or artificial conditions like enduring 24 hours of blinding, peak mid-day sun – or whatever edge case a researcher or developer might want to test and optimize for.
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