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Error -> Defect for defects (#13908)

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* Error -> Defect for defects

The distinction between Error and Defect is subjective,
context-dependent and somewhat arbitrary, so when looking at an
exception, it's hard to guess what it is - this happens often when
looking at a `raises` list _without_ opening the corresponding
definition and digging through layers of inheritance.

With the help of a little consistency in naming, it's at least possible
to start disentangling the two error types and the standard lib can set
a good example here.
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#
## This modules registers a signal handler that turns access violations /
## segfaults into a ``NilAccessError`` exception. To be able to catch
## a NilAccessError all you have to do is to import this module.
## segfaults into a ``NilAccessDefect`` exception. To be able to catch
## a NilAccessDefect all you have to do is to import this module.
##
## Tested on these OSes: Linux, Windows, OSX
{.used.}
# do allocate memory upfront:
var se: ref NilAccessError
var se: ref NilAccessDefect
new(se)
se.name = "NilAccessError"
se.name = "NilAccessDefect"
se.msg = "Could not access value because it is nil."
when defined(windows):