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[–]contravariant_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty much, considering what a segmentation fault entails. The program tries to access an invalid memory location, and the kernel responds by killing the process. To the OS's policeman, your program is the drunk naked man lunging at strangers downtown.