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What are runtime errors in c?

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A run time error occurs when a compiled program executes, and during execution, the binary code attempts a task that is not permitted by the operating system or libraries. Divide by zero is an example of a run time error. When the executed program divides one variable by a second variable, and the second variable holds a value of zero, the run time library will issue a run time error. Since the compiler cannot predict the values held by the variables, it cannot prevent such an error from occurring, and so the run time library traps the run time error during program execution.

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Some run time errors include:

- divide by zero

- no stack space

- memory reference out of bounds

- write protected file

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A runtime error is any error that appears once the (successfully compile) program is run.

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