Noun Definition

error

1.Definition: (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

Related Noun(s):misplay

Category: General

2.Definition: (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer

Category: General

3.Definition: a misconception resulting from incorrect information

Category: General

4.Definition: 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"

Related Noun(s):fault, mistake

Category: General

5.Definition: departure from what is ethically acceptable

Category: General

6.Definition: inadvertent incorrectness

Related Noun(s):erroneousness

Category: General

7.Definition: part of a statement that is not correct

"The book was full of errors"

Related Noun(s):mistake

Category: General