error

 
  Grep  of  noun  error 
  algorithm  error 
  computer  error 
  disk  error 
  error 
  error  correction  code 
  hardware  error 
  holy  terror 
  inborn  error  of  metabolism 
  literal  error 
  little  terror 
  margin  of  error 
  night  terror 
  plaintiff  in  error 
  programming  error 
  reign  of  terror 
  run-time  error 
  semantic  error 
  software  error 
  syntax  error 
  system  error 
  terror 
  trial  and  error 
  typographical  error 
  writ  of  error 
 
  Overview  of  noun  error 
 
  The  noun  error  has  7  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (16)  mistake,  error,  fault  --  (a  wrong  action  attributable  to  bad  judgment  or  ignorance  or  inattention;  "he  made  a  bad  mistake";  "she  was  quick  to  point  out  my  errors";  "I  could  understand  his  English  in  spite  of  his  grammatical  faults") 
  2.  (6)  erroneousness,  error  --  (inadvertent  incorrectness) 
  3.  (4)  error,  erroneous  belief  --  (a  misconception  resulting  from  incorrect  information) 
  4.  (3)  error,  misplay  --  ((baseball)  a  failure  of  a  defensive  player  to  make  an  out  when  normal  play  would  have  sufficed) 
  5.  (2)  error,  wrongdoing  --  (departure  from  what  is  ethically  acceptable) 
  6.  error,  computer  error  --  ((computer  science)  the  occurrence  of  an  incorrect  result  produced  by  a  computer) 
  7.  error,  mistake  --  (part  of  a  statement  that  is  not  correct;  "the  book  was  full  of  errors") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  error 
  error-prone 
  errorless 
  trial-and-error 
 
  Overview  of  noun  error 
 
  The  noun  error  has  7  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (16)  mistake,  error,  fault  --  (a  wrong  action  attributable  to  bad  judgment  or  ignorance  or  inattention;  "he  made  a  bad  mistake";  "she  was  quick  to  point  out  my  errors";  "I  could  understand  his  English  in  spite  of  his  grammatical  faults") 
  2.  (6)  erroneousness,  error  --  (inadvertent  incorrectness) 
  3.  (4)  error,  erroneous  belief  --  (a  misconception  resulting  from  incorrect  information) 
  4.  (3)  error,  misplay  --  ((baseball)  a  failure  of  a  defensive  player  to  make  an  out  when  normal  play  would  have  sufficed) 
  5.  (2)  error,  wrongdoing  --  (departure  from  what  is  ethically  acceptable) 
  6.  error,  computer  error  --  ((computer  science)  the  occurrence  of  an  incorrect  result  produced  by  a  computer) 
  7.  error,  mistake  --  (part  of  a  statement  that  is  not  correct;  "the  book  was  full  of  errors") 

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