"fencepost error" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fencepost errors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fencepost error (plural fencepost errors)
  1. (programming) An off-by-one error arising from the fencepost problem. Categories (topical): Programming

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