format error
Data type mismatch
A format error occurs when data doesn't match the expected structure or pattern.
Computers report format errors when files are corrupted, dates aren't entered correctly, or input fails validation rules: The spreadsheet showed a format error in the date column.
The term applies broadly to any mismatch between what a system expects and what it receives.
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- invalidWithout legal force
- corruptedMade impure or dishonest
- parsingGrammatical structure extraction
- invalid inputRejected submission type
glitch · malformed · bug · crash · stack trace · exception · encoding · file type · file · data · mismatch · corrupted file · incompatible · unreadable · garbled · truncated · warning · message
- tech problemsbug, paper jam, low ink, dropped calls, bugs
- Computer Errorscrash, warning, file not found, access denied, kernel panic
- data errorstypo, data loss, misspelling, duplicate entries, typos
- digital errorsdata loss, packet loss, buffer overflow, bug, glitch
- software bugsbug, glitch, defect, fault, flaw
- system errorssystem crash, blue screen, kernel panic, stack overflow, access violation
format errorlogic error
Mistake in reasoning
logical flaw · reasoning error · runtime error · calculation error · design flaw
format, formats, formatted, formatting, formatter, formatters, form, forms, formed