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error handling

error handling

1 3.7
A way a program finds and deals with mistakes to keep working
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : manejo de errores
  • Everything else, all the other actual puts, gets, sends, receives, moving of data, error handling is done by Alf.

And one of the hardest things to write in code is error handling code because you know something went wrong.

Examples

  • And one of the hardest things to write in code is error handling code because you know something went wrong.

  • The location receiving code is pretty simple, but I think the error handling code in locationFailedWithCode is more interesting.

    Blog text (5)
  • You also learn what sort of error handling to add from the interactive CLI.

    Blog text (24)
  • For success and error, I provided my success and error handling functions, though success is a bit hairier.

    Blog text (20)
  • Error handling (EH) included 14 attributes pertaining to handling data entry and hardware-related errors.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Other beneficial changes to the new programming language include compatibility with application programming interfaces (such as JavaScript), better syntax error handling, increased security, and easier readability for mobile devices.

    Blog text (31)
  • It integrates error handling, axis homing, and custom diagnostic functions into user applications that are intuitively operated from panels on a color touch-sensitive operator interface.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Effective error handling can prevent software crashes and improve user experience.

  • Good error handling techniques help developers identify and fix bugs in their applications.

  • Robust error handling ensures that the program can recover gracefully from unexpected inputs.

How Foolproof

foolproof
44 3.9
to goofproof
  • Informal
8.2
error handling
  • Specialized
1 3.7
to repair
365 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

error + handling

The noun phrase 'error handling' is directly and compositionally built from 'error' (a fault or problem) + 'handling' (managing or dealing with), so its meaning—managing errors—is immediately derivable from the parts. This is a transparent, cross-linguistically common technical compound rather than an idiom, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the MWE's basic sense.

Etymology

Error handling comes from the image of someone catching and fixing a problem: error is a 'mistake' and handling is 'dealing with' that mistake. So in computer programs, error handling means 'catching and managing mistakes' so the program keeps working.