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segmentation fault
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n. [Unix] 1. [techspeak] An error in which a running program attempts to
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access memory not allocated to it and core dumps with a segmentation
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violation error. This is often caused by improper usage of pointers in the
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source code, dereferencing a null pointer, or (in C) inadvertently using a
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non-pointer variable as a pointer. The classic example is: inti; scanf( %d
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,i);/*shouldhaveused i*/ 2. To lose a train of thought or a line of
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reasoning. Also uttered as an exclamation at the point of befuddlement.
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