[XEROX PARC] Writing through a pointer that doesn't point to what you
think it does. This occasionally reduces your memory to a rubble of
bits. Note that this is subtly different from (and more general than)
related terms such as a {memory leak} or {fandango on core} because
it doesn't imply an allocation error or overrun condition.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {aliasing bug}{arena}{fandango on core}{overrun screw}{plaid screen}{precedence lossage}{smash the stack}]