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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>walk off the end of</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../W.html" title="W"/><link rel="previous" href="walk.html" title="walk"/><link rel="next" href="walking-drives.html" title="walking drives"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">walk off the end of</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="walk.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">W</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="walking-drives.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="walk-off-the-end-of"/><dt xmlns="" id="walk-off-the-end-of"><b>walk off the end of</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">vt.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> To run past the end of an array, list, or medium after stepping
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through it — a good way to land in trouble. Often the result of an
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<a href="../O/off-by-one-error.html"><i class="glossterm">off-by-one error</i></a>. Compare
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<a href="../C/clobber.html"><i class="glossterm">clobber</i></a>, <a href="../R/roach.html"><i class="glossterm">roach</i></a>,
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<a href="../S/smash-the-stack.html"><i class="glossterm">smash the stack</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="walk.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../W.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="walking-drives.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">walk </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> walking drives</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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