Taken from http://info.astrian.net/jargon/terms/s.html#segmentation_fault
segmentation fault n. [Unix] 1. [techspeak] An error in which a
running program attempts to access memory not allocated to it and core
dumps with a segmentation violation error. This is often caused by
improper usage of pointers in the source code, dereferencing a null
pointer, or (in C) inadvertently using a non-pointer variable as a
pointer. The classic example is:
int i;
scanf ("%d", i); /* should have used &i */
2. To lose a train of thought or a line of reasoning. Also uttered as an
exclamation at the point of befuddlement.
On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, Steven Going wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Can anyone tell me what a segmentation fault is? I installed a software
> package and it reports a segmentation fault when starting it's service.
>
> Thanks,
> Steven
>
>
>
>
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