Chapter 29: Memory errors and memory tools

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Authors: Victor L. Eijkhout
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Abstract

Some of the hardest errors to track down are the so-called memory errors, also known as memory corruption. These are errors that only appear at runtime, and that are usually hard or impossible to detect by the compiler.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Software Testing and Debugging Techniques Logic programming and type systems Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques

Publication details

Journal / source
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics eBooks
Pages
283–286
Publication date
19 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter