Fatal exception error: Difference between revisions

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'''In [[computing]], a '''fatal error''' is an [[error]] which causes a program to abort - and thus may return the user to the [[operating system]]. When this happens, data that the program was processing may be lost. A fatal error occurs typically in any of these cases:'''

* An [[illegal instruction]] has been attempted

* Invalid [[data]] or [[Code (computer programming)|code]] has been accessed