error
1. A discrepancy between a computed, observed, or measured value or condition
and the true, specified, or theoretically correct value or condition.
2. <programming> A mental mistake made by a programmer that may result in
a program fault.
3. (verb) What a program does when it stops as result of a programming error.
(2000-03-28)
Nearby terms:
Erlang « erotica « ERP « error » error-based
testing » error correcting memory » error detection
and correction
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