ERROR
Error
The word error entails different meanings and usages relative to how it is conceptually applied. The concrete meaning of the Latin word "error" is "wandering" or "straying". Unlike an illusion, an error or a mistake can sometimes be dispelled through knowledge . For example, a person who uses too much of an ingredient in a recipe and has a failed product can learn the right amount to use and avoid repeating the mistake. However, some errors can occur even when individuals have the required knowledge to perform a task correctly. Examples include forgetting to collect change after buying chocolate from a vending machine, forgetting the ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Error
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error
Noun
- The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.
- A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
- A failure to complete a task, usually involving a premature termination.
- The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.
- A play which is scored as having been made incorrectly.
- One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.
Verb
- 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.
- To show or contain an error or fault.
- The block transmission errored near the start and could not be received.
- To err.
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