error — meaning in English

English meaning

• bug noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
• error noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
• fault noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
• mistake noun An action, decision, or belief that is wrong or incorrect.

Senses

error is used for these senses in English:

• bug (chiefly, _, computing, engineering, _, jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
• error (countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
• fault A defect, imperfection, or weakness; more severe than a flaw.
• fault A mistake or error.
• mistake An error.

bug — full definition

1. noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
2. noun An error or flaw in a computer program or piece of software.
3. noun A minor, usually short-lived illness, or the germ that causes it.
4. noun A hidden device used to secretly record or transmit conversations.
5. verb To annoy or irritate someone.

error — full definition

1. noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
2. noun A malfunction or fault reported by a machine or computer program.
3. noun The difference between a measured or calculated value and the true or correct value.

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