error
noun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈerər/ ussomething done or written by accident that is not correct, not accurate, or does not give the right result:
make/introduce an error Can I amend my VAT return online if I've made an error?
correct/find an error
contain/have errors The text has numerous errors, but none are particularly significant.
error in sth An error in accounting led to this figure appearing in the 'profit' column.
accounting/administrative/clerical error Due to an administrative error, the payment went to the wrong bank account.
a grave/serious error
He made an error of judgment when he failed to promote her.
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IT
a situation in which something goes wrong in a computer program, or a message that this has happened:
give/produce/generate an error The bug generated an error when performing a multi-scale query.
a syntax/server/system error
See also
margin of error
unrecoverable error