internal error
Hidden software fault
Internal error describes a malfunction within a system—typically software—that the user didn't cause and can't directly fix.
The error originates in the program's own code rather than from bad input or external conditions.
The website displayed an internal error message and asked me to try again later.
The phrase often appears in error codes like "500 Internal Server Error," signaling that something went wrong on the server side.
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- crashSudden violent impact
- glitchMinor system fault
- faultImperfection or blame
- failureLack of success
system failure · exception · system · debug · code · malfunction · breakdown · oops · unexpected · server · software · fatal · runtime · message · alert · warning · stack trace · reboot
- Computer Errorscrash, warning, file not found, access denied, kernel panic
- web errors404, 500, 403, 502, not found
- HTTP codes200, 403, 404, 500, 501
internal, intern, internally, internalize, internalization, interior, error, errors, errant