not found

Absent from results

Not found is a status message indicating something couldn't be located—a file, webpage, or search result.

Online, the phrase is synonymous with the 404 error code: The page returned a "not found" error.

More generally, it describes any failed search: The records came back not found.

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404 · no results · gone · vanished · without a trace · searching · nowhere · off the grid · disappeared · hidden · misplaced · needle in a haystack · void · empty · unavailable · seeking · unknown · invisible

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discovery status

not foundfound

Discovered or established

discovered · located · detected · uncovered · spotted

system/error status

not foundfound

Discovered or established

success · available · exists · accessible · retrieved

existence/presence

not foundpresent

Gift or current moment

existing · available · there · accounted for · on record

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G