error
Fault in expression
Error is a mistake—a deviation from what is correct, accurate, or intended.
An error in judgment is a bad decision.
An error in calculation produces a wrong result.
In baseball, an error is a fielder's misplay that allows a batter or runner to advance.
In computing, error messages indicate something has gone wrong.
Trial and error is learning by making mistakes and correcting them.
To err is the verb form.
Error removal from programs
- crashSudden violent impact
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
- faultImperfection or blame
glitch · exception · runtime · segfault · syntax · compile · overflow · null
Foolish, costly mistake
- gaffeClumsy social error
- faux pasSocial misstep or indiscretion
- misstepError in action or judgment
- miscalculationError in estimation
inaccuracy · slip · misjudgment · misunderstanding · goof · bungle · botch · miscue
Inherent imperfection or fault
- imperfectionFault or shortcoming
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
- faultImperfection or blame
- weaknessDeficiency in force
shortcoming · irregularity · anomaly · deviation · discrepancy · inconsistency · distortion · corruption
Incorrect written form
- typographicalOf printed characters
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- autocorrectAutomatic spelling correction
misprint · transcription · mistype · copyediting · spellcheck · typo · transposition · keystroke
Spread around the mean
- marginEdge of a page
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- roundingAdjusting to simpler values
systematic · random · standard · tolerance · calibration · precision · accuracy · bias
Erroneous belief or understanding
- misapprehensionIncorrect belief or understanding
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- misbeliefFalse notion held true
debugging
Error removal from programs
- crashSudden violent impact
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
fault · glitch · exception · runtime · segfault · syntax · compile · overflow · null · breakpoint
blunder
Foolish, costly mistake
miscalculation · inaccuracy · slip · misjudgment · misunderstanding · goof · bungle · botch · miscue · lapse
defect
Inherent imperfection or fault
- imperfectionFault or shortcoming
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
- faultImperfection or blame
weakness · shortcoming · irregularity · anomaly · deviation · discrepancy · inconsistency · distortion · corruption · malformation
misspelling
Incorrect written form
- typographicalOf printed characters
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- correctionFixing of mistakes
autocorrect · misprint · transcription · mistype · copyediting · spellcheck · typo · transposition · keystroke · proofread
variance
Spread around the mean
- marginEdge of a page
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- samplingExtracting subset for study
rounding · systematic · random · standard · tolerance · calibration · precision · accuracy · bias · deviation
misconception
Erroneous belief or understanding
- misapprehensionIncorrect belief or understanding
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- baseballbaseball, bat, pitchers, catchers, pitcher
- errorsmistake, blunder, blunders, fault, flaw
- tech termsinternet, code, emoji, wireless, email
- Anomaliesanomaly, deviation, irregularity, oddity, peculiarity
- blundersblunder, blunders, blundered, mistakes, botch
- failuresfailure, failures, flop, flops, bust
errorprecision
Accuracy of measurement
accuracy · exactness · perfection · infallibility · exactitude
errorinnocence
Freedom from wrongdoing
virtue · righteousness · blamelessness · morality · guiltlessness
- trial and errorLearning through repeated attempts
- billing errorIncorrect charge on statement
- disk errorStorage medium malfunction
- margins of errorAllowable deviation in measurements
- syntax errorsInvalid code structure
- error messageSoftware's complaint about problems
err, erratic, errors, erring, errant, aberration, unerring, aberrant, erroneous