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How does Rust prevent undefined behavior in safe code?
Updated May 24, 2026
Short answer
Rust eliminates UB in safe code via strict ownership, borrowing, and lifetime rules.
Deep explanation
Undefined behavior is restricted to unsafe blocks. Safe Rust enforces invariants like no dangling references, no data races, and initialized memory access. This shifts correctness guarantees to compile time.
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