computer error

/kəmˌpjudər ˌɛrər/

Other forms: computer errors

Definitions of computer error

1. noun

   (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
   synonyms: error

   types:

   hardware error

   error resulting from a malfunction of some physical component of the computer

   programming error, software error

   error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result

   algorithm error

   error resulting from the choice of the wrong algorithm or method for achieving the intended result

   disk error

   error resulting from malfunction of a magnetic disk

   run-time error, runtime error, semantic error

   an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time

   syntax error

   an error of language resulting from code that does not conform to the syntax of the programming language

   type of:

   happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent

   an event that happens