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'''Buffer overflow''' is a term used to describe when data is put in storage but
▲'''Buffer overflow''' is a term used to describe when data is put in storage but errors occur when the name is excessively long.
The term could for example describe a [[glitch]] where data has an excessively long name and the name overflows to corrupt unrelated memory addresses, or the game copying more data than it is supposed to.
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The latter example of the game copying more data than it is supposed to occurs with many buffer overflow glitches in {{RBY}}.
For more information of specific examples, see [[List of glitches by programming or design category]].
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