segfault

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noun

A segmentation fault.

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Meanings

nounsegfault (plural segfaults)

plural segfaults

  1. UnixcomputingA segmentation fault.
verbsegfault (third-person singular simple present segfaults, present participle segfaulting, simple past and past participle segfaulted)

present singular third person segfaults · participle present segfaulting · participle past segfaulted · past segfaulted

  1. UnixintransitivecomputingTo cause or experience a segmentation fault.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
segmentation fault

Origin

Clipping of segmentation fault.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “segfault,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/segfault.

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