error
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.