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error — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bug noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
  • crash noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.
  • error noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
  • malfunction noun A failure to work correctly, usually referring to equipment or a system.
  • mistake noun An action, decision, or belief that is wrong or incorrect.
  • oversight noun A mistake made by failing to notice or consider something.
  • slip verb To lose one's footing or grip and slide accidentally.

Senses

error is used for these senses in English:

  • bug (chiefly, _, computing, engineering, _, jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
  • crash (computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
  • error (countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
  • malfunction Faulty functioning.
  • mistake An error.
  • oversight An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.
  • slip A mistake or 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.

crash — full definition

  1. noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.
  2. noun A sudden failure of a computer program or system.
  3. noun A sudden, sharp fall in the value of stocks, currency, or other assets.
  4. verb To collide violently, or (of a vehicle) to be involved in an accident.
  5. verb To stop working suddenly (of a computer or program).

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