connection error

Network communication breakdown

A connection error is a failure to establish or maintain communication between devices or systems, typically over a network.

The term appears constantly in computing contexts—when a website won't load, an app can't reach its server, or a device loses its internet link: I keep getting a connection error when I try to log in.

The message rarely specifies the cause, which could range from a downed server to a bad cable.

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connection timed out · signal · loading · please wait · try again · retry · offline · server · lag · buffering · spinning wheel · 404 · crash · lost · broken · glitch · unstable · down

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connection status

connection errorconnected

Joined to another

online · authenticated · logged in · synced · paired

system state

connection erroroperational

Ready to function

functional · all systems go · full bars · uptime

Family

connect, connected, connecting, connects, connective, connectivity, connector, connectors, disconnect

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G