error code

Computer failure identifier

An error code is a number or string identifying a specific problem in software, hardware, or systems.

Error codes help users and technicians diagnose issues: The printer displayed error code 5100.

Some become infamous through frequency—Windows users recognize the blue screen's stop codes, and 404 has entered common speech for anything not found.

Related

crash · system failure · malfunction · fault · troubleshooting · kernel panic · stack trace · glitch · HTTP status · fault tolerance · blue screen · failure · exception · 404 · file not found · bad request · alert · invalid

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system status indication

error codeconfirmation code

Unique identifier verifying transaction

all clear · green light · validation code · pass · acknowledgment

operation outcome

error codeaccepted

Formally agreed to

verified · authenticated

operational outcome

error codeclean run

Execution without errors

graceful exit · error-free

Family

code, error, coded, errors, codes, coding, coder, decoded, encoded

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Rated G