error
- Noun. (countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
- Noun. (computing, countable) A failure to complete a task, usually involving a premature termination.
- Noun. (statistics, countable) The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.
- Noun. (baseball, countable) A play which is scored as having been made incorrectly.
- Noun. (context, appellate) One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.
- Verb. (computing) To function improperly due to an error, especially accompanied by error message.
- Verb. (telecommunications) To show or contain an error or fault.
- Verb. (nonstandard) To err.
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