1. A wrong action attributable to bad judgment, ignorance or inattention
   "she was quick to point out my errors";
   - mistake, fault
    
2. Inadvertent incorrectness
   "The error of the report led to confusion among the readers";
   - erroneousness
    
3. A misconception resulting from incorrect information
   "His error about vaccines stemmed from misinformation on social media";
   - erroneous belief
    
4. Part of a statement that is not correct
   "the book was full of errors";
   - mistake
    
5. (computing) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
   "A computer error caused the bank to temporarily shut down its online services";
   - computer error
    
6. (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
   "The shortstop's error allowed the runner to reach base safely";
   - misplay
    
7. Departure from what is ethically acceptable
   "His error in judgment led to serious consequences";
   - wrongdoing

1. (computing) fail with an error message
   "The program errored out due to insufficient memory";
   - error out

Derived forms: errored, errors

Type of: evil, evilness, failure, happening, ill, incorrectness, misconception, misstatement, natural event, nonaccomplishment, nonachievement, occurrence, occurrent, wrongness

Encyclopedia: Error