Meaning of 'error'

noun

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

Synonyms: mistake

noun

(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

Synonyms: misplay

noun

inadvertent incorrectness

Synonyms: erroneousness

noun

departure from what is ethically acceptable

Synonyms: wrongdoing

noun

a misconception resulting from incorrect information

Synonyms: erroneous belief

noun

part of a statement that is not correct

Example: "the book was full of errors"

Synonyms: mistake

noun

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

Synonyms: computer error