error

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

- she was quick to point out my errors

Similar word(s): fault, mistake

Definition categories: act, nonaccomplishment, nonachievement

2. inadvertent incorrectness

Similar word(s): erroneousness

Definition categories: attribute, incorrectness, wrongness

3. a misconception resulting from incorrect information

Definition categories: thought, misconception

4. (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

Similar word(s): misplay

Definition categories: act, failure

5. departure from what is ethically acceptable

Similar word(s): wrongdoing

Definition categories: attribute, evil, evilness

6. (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer

Definition categories: event, happening, occurrence, occurrent

7. part of a statement that is not correct

- the book was full of errors

Similar word(s): mistake

Definition categories: communication, misstatement

verb

1. (computing) To function improperly due to an error, especially accompanied by error message.

- The web-page took a long time to load and errored out.

- Remove that line of code and the script should stop erroring there.

- This directory errors with a "Permission denied" message.

2. (telecommunications) To show or contain an error or fault.

- The block transmission errored near the start and could not be received.

3. (nonstandard) To err.