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This occurs when you try and write to a file that is currently being run by the kernel.
For example:
$ cp /bin/cat example
$ ./example &
- [1] 17238
- [1]+ Stopped ./example
+ [
[1] 17238
+ [
[1]+ Stopped ./example
$ echo foo >example
bash: example: Text file busy
Note, that although you cannot overwrite the file, you can remove it: