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1. #there
2. #attempts
3. #process
4. #length
5. #program
6. #allocated
7. #excess
8. #buffer
9. #overflow
10. #block
11. #written
12. #overwrites
13. #occurs
14. #memory
15. #fixed
16. #write
17. #adjacent