As fault is a cause of an error, is incorrect data type (e.g. causing overflow) considered a fault?
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As fault is a cause of an error, is incorrect data type (e.g. causing overflow) considered a fault?
Using the incorrect data type for a value is an error.
With your terminology, yes, that would be considered a fault.
Data types are important – they should be selected for by the expected values that system will produce.