error

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A mistake or something done wrong by accident.

   There was a large error in the accounts.

2. 2
   noun

   A message or fault produced by a computer when something goes wrong.

   The website kept showing an error when I tried to log in.

3. 3
   verb

   To stop working properly because of a fault, often showing an error message.

   The web page took a long time to load and then errored out.

From Middle English errour, from Anglo-Norman errour, borrowed from Old French error, from Latin error (“wandering about”, noun), derived from the verb errō (“to wander, to err”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌴𐌹 (airzei, “error”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (airzjan, “to lead astray”). More at err. By surface analysis, err + -or (suffix forming nouns of quality, state, or condition).

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