(termin tuleneb lehekülgedena saalitava virtuaalmälu korraldusest)

olemus
katkestus, mille põhjustab programmi pöördumine
selliste andmete või koodide poole,
mis on ta aadressitruumis, kuid pole hetkel põhimälus
= an interruption that occurs when a software program attempts to access a memory block not currently stored in the system's RAM

ülevaateid
https://forums.sifive.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-access-fault-and-page-fault/1473

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_fault

https://www.studytonight.com/operating-system/page-fault-in-operating-system

https://scoutapm.com/blog/understanding-page-faults-and-memory-swap-in-outs-when-should-you-worry

https://www.site24x7.com/learn/linux/page-faults-memory-swapping.html