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Why is there a “V” in SIGSEGV Segmentation Fault?
My program received a SIGSEGV signal and crashed with "Segmentation Fault" message. Where does the "V" come from? Did I read it wrong? Was there a "Segmentation *V*ault?"? Or did Linux authors make a mistake? Shouldn't the signal be named SIGSEGF?
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Systems & PerformanceSoftware Engineering2020
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2020 | Why is there a “V” in SIGSEGV Segmentation Fault? by caution | 222 | 104 |
