ɪn kəmpjˈuːɾɚ sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi, pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒ bɹˈækɪɾɪŋ ɪz ɐ tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ˈɪŋkɹiːs ɪn sˈɔftwɛɹ pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒ wɪðˌɪn ɐ pɹˈɑːsɛs tə pɚfˈɔːɹm ɐ spəsˈɪfɪk fˈʌŋkʃən, ɐsˈuːmɪŋ ðoʊz nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz æt ðə lˈæst pˈɑːsᵻbəl mˈoʊmənt ænd dɪsmˈɪsɪŋ ðˌɛm æz sˈuːn æz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ stɹˈɪktli nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi, ðˈɛɹfoːɹ ɑːstˈɛnsᵻbli ɐvˈɔɪdɪŋ fˈɔːlaʊt fɹʌm ɛɹˈoʊniəs kˈoʊd ðæt ˌʌnɪntˈɛnʃənəli ˈɛksplɔɪts mˈoːɹ pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒ ðɐn ɪz mˈɛɹɪɾᵻd.
In computer security, privilege bracketing is a temporary increase in software privilege within a process to perform a specific function, assuming those necessary privileges at the last possible moment and dismissing them as soon as no longer strictly necessary, therefore ostensibly avoiding fallout from erroneous code that unintentionally exploits more privilege than is merited.