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segfault

segfault noun: a segmentation fault.

Noun

segfault (plural segfaults)

  1. (Unix) A segmentation fault.

Verb

segfault (third-person singular simple present segfaults, present participle segfaulting, simple past and past participle segfaulted)

  1. (Unix, intransitive) To cause or experience a segmentation fault.

Forms of segfault

Noun
pluralsegfaults
Verb
third-person singular presentsegfaults
present participlesegfaulting
past participlesegfaulted
pastsegfaulted

Origin of segfault

Clipping of segmentation fault.

Questions about segfault

What does segfault mean?
Segfault means a segmentation fault.
What part of speech is segfault?
Segfault can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of segfault?
The plural of segfault is segfaults.

Words near segfault in the dictionary

  1. Segestan
  2. Segestans
  3. segestriid
  4. segestriids
  5. segetal
  6. segfault
  7. segfaulted
  8. segfaulting
  9. segfaults
  10. seggae
  11. seggar

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