Talk:Memory corruption

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I think this article needs significant revision. Presently, the article is very C/C++-centric. Memory corruption can come from sources other than programming errors. It can come from "soft" sources other than programming errors. For example, a misbehaving superuser can easily trigger memory corruption if he so desires. It can also come from "hard" sources such as hardware defects or external interference. AaronWL 04:55, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This page is very similar to Data corruption, I believe it should be either merged into or just be a redirect. Mooskagh (talk) 13:41, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Memory Corruption is a very different concept than things like bit-rot or bit-flips. Adinsx3 (talk) 09:42, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]