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buffer overruns

buffer overruns is the plural of buffer overrun.

Meaning of buffer overrun

Noun

buffer overrun (plural buffer overruns)

  1. (computer security) Synonym of buffer overflow.
    • Except in a few trivial cases, it generally isn't possible to prove that a buffer overrun isn't exploitable.2002, David LeBlanc, Michael Howard, Writing Secure Code, Pearson Education, →ISBN, page 133
    Synonyms:
    buffer overflow

Questions about buffer overruns

What is buffer overruns the plural of?
Buffer overruns is the plural of buffer overrun.

Words near buffer overruns in the dictionary

  1. buffer lass
  2. buffer lasses
  3. buffer overflow
  4. buffer overflows
  5. buffer overrun
  6. buffer overruns
  7. buffer rodeo
  8. buffer rodeos
  9. buffer solution
  10. buffer solutions
  11. buffer state

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