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## Fuzz Target
Or **Target Function**, or **Fuzzing Target Function**, or **Fuzzing Entry Point**.<BR>
A function to which we apply fuzzing. A [specific signature](http://libfuzzer.info#fuzz-target) is required for OSS-Fuzz.
A function to which we apply fuzzing. A [specific signature](https://www.llvm.org/docs/LibFuzzer.html#fuzz-target) is required for OSS-Fuzz.
Examples: [openssl](https://github.com/openssl/openssl/blob/master/fuzz/x509.c),
[re2](https://github.com/google/re2/blob/master/re2/fuzzing/re2_fuzzer.cc),
[SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/src/artifact/ad79e867fb504338).
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## Fuzzing Engine
A tool that tries to find interesting inputs for a [fuzz target](#fuzz-target) by executing it.
Examples: [libFuzzer](http://libfuzzer.info),
Examples: [libFuzzer](https://www.llvm.org/docs/LibFuzzer.html),
[AFL](lcamtuf.coredump.cx/afl/),
[honggfuzz](https://github.com/google/honggfuzz), etc.

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## [Sanitizer](https://github.com/google/sanitizers)
A [dynamic testing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_testing) tool that can detect bugs during program execution.
Examples:
[ASan](http://clang.llvm.org/docs/AddressSanitizer.html),
[DFSan](http://clang.llvm.org/docs/DataFlowSanitizer.html),
[LSan](http://clang.llvm.org/docs/LeakSanitizer.html),
[MSan](http://clang.llvm.org/docs/MemorySanitizer.html),
[TSan](http://clang.llvm.org/docs/ThreadSanitizer.html),
[UBSan](http://clang.llvm.org/docs/UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer.html).
[ASan](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AddressSanitizer.html),
[DFSan](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/DataFlowSanitizer.html),
[LSan](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/LeakSanitizer.html),
[MSan](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/MemorySanitizer.html),
[TSan](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ThreadSanitizer.html),
[UBSan](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer.html).

## Seed Corpus
A small initial [corpus](#corpus) prepared with the intent of providing initial
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A tool that generates testcases from scratch according to some rules or grammar.
Examples:
[csmith](https://embed.cs.utah.edu/csmith/) (a test generator for C language),
[cross_fuzz](http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/) (a cross-document DOM binding test generator).
[cross_fuzz](https://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/) (a cross-document DOM binding test generator).

## Test Input
A sequence of bytes that is used as input to a [fuzz target](#fuzz-target).
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