race
A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.
Example
“Several horses ran in a horse race: the first one to reach the finishing post won.”
Other meanings
Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
A race condition; a bug or problem that occurs when two or more components attempt to use the same resource at the same time.
Word history
From Old English "rǣs" (a race, swift or violent running, rush, onset).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “race” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.