What Does Segmentation Fault (Segfault) Mean?
A segmentation fault (segfault) is an error returned by hardware with memory protection that tells the operating system that a memory access violation has occurred. The operating system usually reacts by telling the offending process about the error through a signal and then the OS performs some sort of corrective action. This happens because a process or program tries to access memory that is not assigned to it.
A segmentation fault is also known as an access violation.
