Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

segfault

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
seg-fault
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A segmentation fault.

verb

To cause or experience a segmentation fault.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Clipping of segmentation fault.

Usage

Inflected Forms

segfaults (plural) segfaults (present, singular) segfaulting (participle, present) segfaulted (participle, past) segfaulted (past)

Questions

What does segfault mean?
A segmentation fault.
Where does segfault come from?
Clipping of segmentation fault.

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