Overflow

Primary definition

The inability of a memory location or data structure, such as an array, to accommodate data larger than a certain size or value. The define certain overflow conditions, such as 2007 VVSG array overflow, counter overflow, numeric overflow and stack overflow, which must be checked expressly by software.

Also known asbuffer overflow · integer overflow · heap overflow · arithmetic overflow · memory overflow · data overflow · stack overflow · counter overflow · numeric overflow · array overflow
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The inability of a memory location or data structure, such as an array, to accommodate data larger than a certain size or value. The define certain overflow conditions, such as 2007 VVSG array overflow, counter overflow, numeric overflow and stack overflow, which must be checked expressly by software.

Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Overflow. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved September 3, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/overflow

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