"segmentation fault" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: segmentation faults [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} segmentation fault (plural segmentation faults)
  1. (computing) A software error that occurs when a program attempts to access a memory location that it is not permitted to access. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: access violation, segfault Translations (software error — see also access violation): muistialueen ylitys (Finnish), segmentointivirhe (Finnish), segmenteringsfel [neuter] (Swedish)

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