error reporting

System alerts users

Error reporting is the process of documenting and communicating problems that occur in software, systems, or processes.

In computing, error reporting often happens automatically when programs crash or malfunction, sending diagnostic information to developers: Windows asked if I wanted to send an error report.

The term also applies to manual reporting of bugs or issues: The app has a built-in error reporting feature.

Opposites
visibility of failures

error reportingsilent failure

Malfunction showing no symptoms

system response type

error reportingpositive feedback

Response amplifying original signal

response to problems

error reportingerror handling

Managing program failures gracefully

error correction · error recovery · self-healing · fault tolerance · graceful degradation

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error, reporting, errors, errorless, error-free, misreport, error-prone

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