computer error
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2.8
- noun
- /kəmˈpjuːtər ˈɛrər/
:
error informático
- It's a typical computer error, Giles.
- blamed a computer error
Examples
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I used to collect computer error messages.
Blog text (26) -
Why is a computer error always caused by an innocent glitch?
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Guys, this has got to be some kind of computer error.
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Look, it was a computer error.
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At first, I thought it must be some kind of computer error.
Fiction book (1998) -
Due to a computer error, I was taken to the wrong operating room.
Fiction book (2000) -
It's just a computer error.
Fiction book (2000) -
Jane had searched the computer error logs for hours.
Fiction book (1995) -
We were hoping we'd never have to use it, but we cannot risk a malfunction or a computer error, so one of us is going to have to pilot the Ra.
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Due to a computer error, I was taken to the wrong operating room.
Synonyms
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3.0
A computer problem that makes a program give a wrong result or stop
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2.8
An error in a computer program that makes it not work correctly
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3.8
A mistake in computer code that makes software behave wrongly
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3.6
A problem in a computer program that makes it give wrong results
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4.1
A message that tells you the computer cannot follow an instruction
An unexpected problem that happens while a program runs because of wrong input or actions
An error in a program's logic that makes it give wrong results even when the code runs without errors
A mistake in the steps a program uses that gives wrong results
A problem caused by a broken part inside a computer
A problem when a computer cannot open or save files on a disk because the disk is damaged
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an occasion when a computer produces an incorrect or unexpected result' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'computer' (an electronic device) with 'error' (an incorrect result). This noun+noun construction is transparent and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Computer error comes from the simple image of a machine giving the wrong answer: in early computers a loose wire, a bad punched card or a wrong instruction would make the machine fail or print the wrong result. So a computer error means 'a mistake' or 'a wrong or unexpected result' from a computer or its program.