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error

UK
/ˈɛrə/
US
/ˈɛrər/

Translations

errornoun
errors
pl
UK
/ˈɛrə/
US
/ˈɛrər/
The error in the report led to a misunderstanding of the project's progress.
L'erreur dans le rapport a conduit à une mauvaise compréhension de l'avancement du projet.
Additional translations
fauteSurtout pour une erreur de jugement, de calcul ou de comportement.
bévueRegistre courant, pour une erreur maladroite ou de distraction.
Synonyms
misstep
oversight
miscalculation
inaccuracy
fault
blunder
mistake
slip
defect
flaw
Antonyms
accuracy
correctness
errorverb
errored
Past Simple
errored
Past Participle
erroring
Gerund
Informal, chiefly computing: to fail or terminate with an error.
boguerInformatique, familier.
The compiler will error if you forget a semicolon.
Le compilateur boguera si vous oubliez un point-virgule.
Synonyms
stumble
miss
commit an error
go wrong
misjudge
slip
blunder
make a mistake
be mistaken
err
erroradjective
UK
/ˈɛr.ər/
US
/ˈɛr.ɚ/
Used attributively in combinations such as "error message", "error rate".
The program includes comprehensive error-handling routines.
Le programme comprend des routines complètes de gestion d'erreur.

Definitions

errornoun
A mistake or inaccuracy in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment.
The error in the report led to a misunderstanding of the project's progress.
A deviation from accuracy or correctness; a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention.
The pilot's error resulted in the plane veering off course.
A mistake made in a computer program or system that causes it to produce incorrect or unexpected results.
The software update fixed a critical error that was causing the application to crash.
In baseball, a misplay by a fielder that allows a batter or base runner to advance one or more bases.
The shortstop's error allowed the opposing team to score an additional run.
The difference between an observed or measured value and the true, specified, or theoretically correct value.
The measurement error was less than 0.01 millimetres.
errorverb
(Computing, informal) Of a program or process: to stop functioning and display an error message.
The compiler will error if you forget a semicolon.
erroradjective
Relating to, caused by, or designed to deal with errors.
The program includes comprehensive error-handling routines.
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