walk off the end of

<programming>

To attempt to process past the start or end of an array, list or medium after stepping through it. Often the result of an off-by-one error.

Compare clobber, roach, smash the stack.

Last updated: 2009-05-14

Nearby terms:

walk ♦ walking drives ♦ walk off the end of ♦ wall ♦ wall clock time

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