coding error
Program mistake found
A coding error is a mistake in computer programming that causes software to behave incorrectly or fail entirely.
The term covers everything from typos in code to flawed logic that produces wrong results.
Synonymous with bug, though coding error emphasizes human fault while bug can suggest mysterious malfunction: The outage was traced to a coding error in the update.
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- glitchMinor system fault
- typoPrinting mistake
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- debugRemove software errors
crash · exception · fault · mistake · breakpoint · stack trace · runtime · compile · segfault · overflow · stack overflow · fix · hotfix · off-by-one · edge case · memory leak · race condition · undefined
- errorsmistake, blunder, blunders, fault, flaw
- financial errorsdouble charge, overcharge, undercharge, wrong amount, double payment
- sorting errorsmisclassification, miscategorization, misfiling, mislabeling, misfile
- mistakesmistake, mistakes, slip, blunder, blunders
- mismatchesmismatch, wrong fit, misfit, incompatibility, wrong size
coding errorhardware failure
mechanical failure · electrical fault · equipment failure · disk failure · power failure
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