单词	error
释义	errorer‧ror /ˈerə $ ˈerər/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINerror Origin: 1200-1300 Old French errour, from Latin error, from errare; ➔ ERR Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES "It says in this advertisement that the exhibition opens at 10." "That's an error." a spelling error An error occurred in the processing of your application. Over 50 people were denied a vote through a computer error. She made very few typing errors. The report concluded that the accident was caused by human error. There seems to be an error in the data. Whenever I try to enter the data the computer gives me an error window. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS If the information entered into any field is invalid, an error message will be displayed at the foot of the page. Nobody really knows how Dionysius made such an error. Similarly, we may say that merely verbal errors can be corrected in standard ways. So we shall have copies of errors being duplicated in the population. The objective is to adjust weights so that the error in the output layer is reduced. The text is disfigured by irritating errors and sloppy proofreading. Until recently, their quest for the next best seller drug relied wholly on laborious physical trial and error. Thesaurus THESAURUS► mistake something incorrect that you accidentally do, say, or write: · a spelling mistake· I made a mistake – it should say £230, not £320. ► error formal a mistake: · an error in the report· grammatical errors· He had made a serious error on his tax form. ► misprint a small mistake in something that is printed: · There was a misprint in the article, and instead of ‘pleasant’ it said ‘pheasant’. ► typo informal a mistake in something that has been typed or printed: · I spotted a couple of typos in the letter. ► inaccuracy formal a piece of information that is not completely correct: · The report contained several inaccuracies. ► mix-up a careless mistake in which one name, time, address etc has been confused with another, so that the details of something are wrong: · There was a mix-up over the train times and I missed my train. ► slip-up a careless mistake when you are doing something: · The other team took advantage of the goalie’s slip-up. ► oversight a mistake in which you forget something or do not notice something: · Through some oversight, the brochures were not ready by the right date. ► a slip of the tongue a mistake in which you accidentally say a similar sounding word: · When I said Thursday, I meant Tuesday. It was a slip of the tongue. ► faux pas formal an embarrassing mistake in a social situation, when you do or say something that you shouldn’t: · Harris, trying to be funny, addressed the waiter as ‘boy’. A deathly silence followed this faux pas. Longman Language Activatorcomputer problems► crash if a computer or a piece of software crashes , or if you crash it, it suddenly and unexpectedly stops working: · My computer crashed, and we couldn't get it working again. ► freeze/freeze up if a computer screen freezes , the computer will not accept any instructions because of a fault and everything on the screen is fixed in position: · The screen froze up, it crashed, and I lost all my work. ► down if a computer system is down , it has stopped working because of a fault or a problem: · Our computers are down right now, could you call back in an hour?go down: · The whole network went down without any warning. ► bug a small fault in a computer program which prevents it from working properly: · Some bug in the program meant when I typed in a letter I got a number instead. ► virus a set of instructions that have been secretly put on a computer or a computer program, that can destroy or change information stored there. Viruses spread easily from one computer or computer program to another: · A warning has gone out about a new virus that could wipe everything off your hard disk.· You cannot get a virus from an email message alone. ► error a problem with a piece of hardware or software, especially when the user gives the computer an instruction which it will not accept: · Whenever I try to enter the data the computer gives me an error window. ► corrupt also corrupted information on a computer that is corrupt has been damaged and can no longer be read or used by the computer: · a corrupted file· Some segments of your hard drive are corrupt. mistake► mistake something incorrect that you do, say, or write without intending to: · Your essay is full of mistakes.· Celia corrected the mistakes with a pen.mistake in: · a tiny mistake in their calculationsmake a mistake: · Sampras was playing badly, making a lot of mistakes.there's a mistake: · There must be some mistake - I definitely paid the bill last week. ► error a mistake - use this especially to talk about mistakes in calculating or in using a language, system, or computer: · An error occurred in the processing of your application.error in: · There seems to be an error in the data.human error (=when a mistake is caused by people, not by a machine): · The report concluded that the accident was caused by human error.computer error (=a mistake caused by a computer): · Over 50 people were denied a vote through a computer error. ► slip a small unimportant mistake that is easy to make: make a slip: · Don't worry -- we all make slips from time to time.· People doing this kind of precision work can't afford to make the slightest slip. ► slip-up a careless mistake that may spoil a plan or process: · This whole situation only happened because of a slip-up by the bank.· If we are going to win the contract, we can't afford any more slip-ups. ► mix-up a careless mistake that causes confusion about details, for example someone's name, the time of a meeting etc: · The police have now returned Mr Sullivan's car and apologized for the mix-up.mix-up over: · There was a mix-up over the train times and I arrived two hours late.mix-up in: · I'm afraid there's been a mix-up in the booking - we were expecting you tomorrow. ► oversight a mistake that you make by not noticing something or by forgetting to do something: · I'm sure it was just an oversight that your name wasn't on the list.· The bank apologized for the oversight.· Due to an administrative oversight, several members of staff did not receive pay checks this month. ► slip of the tongue when you accidentally say a different word from the word you intended to say, sometimes with embarrassing results: · He quickly corrected his unfortunate slip of the tongue.· Did I say "Harlow"? Sorry, I meant "Harrow". It was just a slip of the tongue. ► boob British /booboo American informal a silly mistake, especially one that amuses people: · We labelled the pictures with the wrong names, but the boob was spotted by one of our readers.make a boob/booboo: · Whoops! I think I've made a booboo. ► howler a very bad mistake, especially one that shows you do not know something: · He read out a selection of howlers from students' exam answers. a mistake in words that are written or printed► mistake a mistake in words that are written, typed, or printed: · If you make a mistake, just cross it out.mistake in: · There's a mistake in the address.spelling mistake: · Check your work carefully for any spelling mistakes. ► error a mistake in words that are typed or printed: · "It says in this advertisement that the exhibition opens at 10." "That's an error."typing error: · She made very few typing errors. ► misprint a word or number that has been printed wrongly: · It can't really cost £20 - it must be a misprint.· In the last sentence, "unclear" is a misprint for "nuclear". ► typo a small mistake in a piece of writing which someone has typed or printed: · The article was badly written and full of typos. a bad decision that causes problems for you► mistake something you do or decide that is not at all sensible and causes you a lot of problems: make a mistake: · My first marriage was a terrible failure. I don't want to make the same mistake again.· Don't make the mistake of underestimating your opponent.it is a mistake to do something: · It was a mistake to think that we could go on living on borrowed money.big/serious/terrible mistake: · Buying the farm was the biggest mistake of her life.learn from your mistakes (=do things better after realizing you have made mistakes): · All I can say is, I think I've learnt from my mistakes. ► miscalculation a mistake caused by planning something badly, and being wrong about the expected result: · The President's election defeat was the result of his own miscalculations.· I thought if I told Mark everything, it would be OK. That was a bad miscalculation. ► error of judgment formal a mistake caused by judging a situation or person wrongly: · In my opinion, appointing his son as chief executive was a serious error of judgment.make an error of judgment: · New, inexperienced members of staff are more liable to make errors of judgment. ► be a bad move informal if something you do is a bad move , it is a mistake because it puts you in a bad or dangerous situation: · He tried arguing with her. This was a bad move.· Perhaps her resignation wasn't such a bad move after all.it is a bad move doing something: · It was a bad move letting him come here in the first place. ► blunder a stupid mistake caused by not thinking carefully enough about what you are saying or doing, which could have very serious results: · It seems to be another public relations blunder by the government.· a series of management blundersmake a blunder: · She stopped, finally aware of the terrible blunder she had made. ► indiscretion a rather bad, silly, or immoral action by someone, especially someone in a public position - often used to make the action seem less bad: youthful indiscretion: · He dismissed his past association with racist groups as a youthful indiscretion.commit an indiscretion: · She confessed that she had committed a minor sexual indiscretion. WORD SETS► Computers access, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meanings 1 & 2verbs► make an error · We made too many errors, and that cost us the game. ► commit an error formal (=make an error, especially a serious one)· He knew he had committed a grave error of judgement. ► have/contain an error · If the data contains errors, the results will be wrong. ► find/spot/notice an error · His accountant spotted several errors in his tax return. ► realize your error · By the time she realized her error, it was too late. ► correct an error (also rectify an error formal)· We will rectify the error as soon as possible. ► avoid errors · He resolved to learn from his mistakes and avoid similar errors in the future. ► compound an error (=make it worse)· He refused to listen to our advice, which compounded the error. ► an error arises/occurs formal (=happens)· If an error occurs, you will have two more chances to re-enter your password. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + error► a common error · a common error which students often make when writing essays ► a serious/bad error · The police made a serious error, which resulted in a young man’s death. ► a small/minor error · The letter contained some minor spelling errors. ► a glaring error (=very bad and very noticeable)· There is a glaring error on page 10, where his date of death is given as 2053, not 1003. ► a huge/monumental error (=very serious)· It was a monumental error to attack from the north. ► a grave error (=extremely serious, with serious results)· He has committed a grave error. ► a fatal error (=extremely serious, so that you are certain to fail)· Telling your staff they are not important is a fatal error. ► an unfortunate error · An unfortunate error resulted in confidential information being released to the press. ► a grammatical/spelling/typing error · You lose marks if your paper contains spelling errors. ► a clerical/administrative error · The applications forms were sent to the wrong addresses due to a clerical error. ► a factual error (=which includes a fact that is wrong)· The article contains many factual errors. ► a tactical error (=one that may cause a plan to fail)· Both parties have made tactical errors in the run-up to the election. ► a random error (=one that is not like others or part of a pattern)· This may seem like a random error, but in fact it is repeated once in every 5,000 samples. ► human error (=errors made by people)· Automatic checks reduce the danger of human error. ► computer error · An on-board computer error meant that the plane’s systems shut down for a few vital seconds. ► pilot/driver error · Investigators believe the crash was caused by pilot error. ► somebody’s past errors formal· If we fail to learn from our past errors, we are doomed to repeat them. phrases► a margin of error (=the degree to which a calculation might be wrong)· We have to allow for a small margin of error in the calculations. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► catalogue of errors  an appalling catalogue of errors ► compass error · Their ship had sailed off course due to compass errors. ► a computer error · The mistake was caused by a computer error. ► factual errors  The report contained a number of factual errors. ► fatal mistake/error  Telling your employees they’re unimportant is a fatal error. ► a fundamental mistake/error · The government made at least one fundamental mistake when drawing up this legislation. ► human error · Investigators concluded that the crash was caused by human error. ► pilot error  The official report into the accident says that it was caused by pilot error (=a mistake by the pilot). ► tactical error/mistake/blunder (=a mistake that will harm your plans later) COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► factual · Injury to official reputation affords no more warrant for repressing speech that would otherwise be free than does factual error.· There are some typographical and factual errors but these are minor blemishes.· The review is filled with inconsistencies and factual errors. ► fatal · It had made the fatal error of overkill.· This determination then leads him into his fatal error.· It is a fatal error to assume that lowering the price makes an indifferent product saleable to a general market.· Surely everyone knows the fatal errors of all those isms. ► fundamental · The story of Britain's fighter development was more complex and was slowed by one fundamental error of scientific judgment.· Tax studies purporting to show that most capital gains tax is paid by higher-income individuals reflect a fundamental error.· He made the most fundamental error possible in tournament golf, signing a card containing a wrong score.· Those changes relate to fundamental errors and adjustments resulting from changes in accounting policies.· The critics are making a fundamental error in labelling this the start of a two-tier system.· Increasing tare without restricting routes a fundamental error. ► grave · However, by two grave tactical errors, they frittered away this supremacy without ever realising its value.· It would be a grave error to oversimplify any of these outcomes.· What sins, what meannesses, what grave errors I had committed in the previous ten years had been forgiven me.· He had committed a grave error in lending his approval, together with that of the Church he represented, to the Exhibition.· She had made - and with far less justification than her father - the same grave error as he.· He explained that we had made a grave error - it was Saturday afternoon.· But as we left the tarmac road and headed up the hill I made a grave error.· Here indeed, I thought, must lie some of those sins, meannesses and grave errors. ► human · Once properly programmed, human error is almost entirely eradicated.· Given the climate, these places are vulnerable, and far too easily affected by the least human error or natural misfortune.· Some of the human errors can be reduced, especially in calculations. 3.· He told the story of what had occurred as if it were a natural phenomenon, not mechanical failing or human error.· Mis-matches between job requirements and people's capabilities provide for human error.· The crashes have been attributed to a variety of problems, from human error to software glitches to mechanical failure.· Automatic defrost is most desirable since it eliminates human error and is energy efficient.· At the same time, computers helped sustained the trading frenzy prompted by human error. ► internal · An unexpected internal error has occurred while processing your Client Details transaction.· Data structure containing package and ancestors is empty An unexpected internal error has occurred while processing your request. ► pilot · Naval investigators have concluded that two of the crashes were caused by pilot error.· If you skewered a Huey on a sharp stump during an assault, it was pilot error.· Investigators blame the Feb. 22 crash of an F-14 into the Persian Gulf on pilot error.· Initial press reports on the Dec. 20 accident focused on how pilot errors got the crew into a navigational jam.· The usual verdict was pilot error. ► possible · It is possible for an error to result in an improvement.· The cost of possible error should be considered.· The principles of measurement and possible sources of error of this technique have been described in detail.· The system can only attempt to deal with possible errors of recognition or spelling.· These five points do not cover all possible errors, but most spelling mistakes fall into one or more of these groups.· It is possible that such errors however, are merely indicative of the same craftsman's readjustments.· In view of these possible sources of error it is surprising that extrapolated profiles ever yield results of any value. ► random · This section then describes some validation parameters including accuracy and precision, random errors, calibration curves and noise.· This involved initial tests of short and longer term random error and spiking recovery. ► serious · But they had all made a serious error, himself included.· To me this is a serious error, the source of all our troubles.· The resource person may correct a serious error and repeat the phrase again but with no trace of disapproval or reproach.· A serious error could easily result in every semi-conductor in the project being destroyed, possibly in spectacular fashion.· This on its own is not a serious error.· He had suddenly made a serious error.· Night Effect causes serious bearing errors and interference between stations. 3.· His memory may have been tarnished over the previous decade with the acknowledgement of his serious policy errors. ► small · Particularly small errors and omissions on my part.· Market tolerance does not always require total visual perfection and graciously allows for a small range of error.· External load torques, perhaps caused by friction, give rise to a small error in position when the motor is stationary.· Panic seized him and he felt he was about to lose everything by a small error of judgment.· But a small error in the procedure could easily leave her inoperable, or at least changed beyond recognition.· Ray designed a system called Tierra that consisted of competing programs that were constantly being filled by mutation with small errors.· However, there was one small but significant error.· There may be a very small possibility for error in the practice of selecting information from the files for transmission to clients. ► standard · There are also facilities to display the data's standard errors and select polynomial and rational functions.· Thaler and Rosen reported several estimates with confidence limits around each, based on their standard errors.· The reason for their very big standard errors become clearer from the specification of the leisure effects.· Data are expressed as mean percentage of T cells binding from three replicate wells; lines represent standard errors.· The bar lines denote standard errors.· This gives a total of 16 out of 36 which could be solved using standard error correction algorithms.· Additionally, the standard errors of the estimated coefficients are larger in Models 2 and 3 than in Model 1.· Three pieces of daub were dated and provided an average age and standard error of 830 plus/minus 40 years. ► tactical · First, he made the tactical error of blaming the civil war on the ethnic groups in the north of the country.· Could this have been a major tactical error on my part?· However, by two grave tactical errors, they frittered away this supremacy without ever realising its value. NOUN► code · No such variable - error code 26. ► computer · He has blamed the losses on computer errors.· A computer error moved a decimal place one unit to the right.· It would only take a computer error or a mutiny by some of those manning the weapons to trigger a global war.· A computer error knocked out the system for the second time in a month.· Isn't it possible that there's been an error - a computer error, perhaps? ► correction · Dictionary look-up methods give impressive error correction but require much greater storage and computation.· The protocol incorporates yet another type of error correction and aspects of handling files.· A licence agreement may specifically prohibit error correction so that all this provision does is to raise a presumption in favour of the lawful user.· This is another interesting theoretical point, but probably of little consequence as far as error correction is concerned.· This gives a total of 16 out of 36 which could be solved using standard error correction algorithms.· The dictionary method gives much greater error correction performance, with greater storage requirements and computational cost.· It doesn't have error correction or data compression and for £249, I'd expect these features to be standard.· Such errors were studied, along with traditional error correction techniques. ► message · CorelDRAW can still bring up those strange Waldo error messages when you're using the Blend option.· Write down any error messages you see, no matter how cryptic.· Because a single stack is used, the following error messages do not exist.· In Windows 95, you can copy details from most error messages and paste them into the Windows Notepad or Wordpad.· Each of these are listed on a separate line after the error message.· We got an error message, indicating there was no dial tone.· It doesn't come up with irrational error messages and it's nice and simple to use.· If the information entered into any field is invalid, an error message will be displayed at the foot of the page. ► rate · The quality of many of these censuses is low, and error rates of 20 percent are not unusual.· An Advertising Research Foundation study of 7, 000 survey interviews in 1975 discovered a 37 percent error rate.· One is learning: the error rate decreases with practice: each line illustrates a decrease in the error rate since starting.· Six months later, when we published error rates for each supervisor, it fell to 8 percent.· One is learning: the error rate decreases with practice: each line illustrates a decrease in the error rate since starting.· The error rates were about the same with both versions, too.· That would make the error rate enormous, and the time involved prohibitive.· The lexical look-up technique is preferable to statistical methods since it does not have a built-in error rate and guarantees lexical output. VERB► cause · As has already been indicated, delay can be caused by professional errors.· Naval investigators have concluded that two of the crashes were caused by pilot error.· He said in his opinion the accident was caused through driver error.· Over time, in a certain percentage of cells, that mutation caused further errors.· Often one simple fault, for example an incorrect protection on a storage account, can cause many errors to be reported.· If the patient is already speaking, the electricity merely causes errors.· Night Effect causes serious bearing errors and interference between stations. 3.· The official report into the accident which killed David Kay and his wife Margaret says it was caused by pilot error. ► commit · He had committed a grave error in lending his approval, together with that of the Church he represented, to the Exhibition.· He watched Offerman commit 139 errors, including a major-league high 35 last season in 115 games.· On this point it seems that the Literary Digest Poll and others committed two errors.· He also committed 27 errors -- second in the league -- but many were due to inexperience.· He also commits the cardinal error of underestimating his audience.· Gagne has committed 40 errors over the last three seasons.· Between them the two women served 27 double-faults and committed 124 unforced errors.· And he committed just 15 errors. ► contain · Some sources, especially primary ones, may contain statements made in error.· Of these, approximately 5 % contained errors and were rejected by the system.· Thus no syntactically correct program in our restricted version occam can contain an execution error.· In a vision given to one of his followers, the Heavenly Father stated that the Bible contained errors.· Consequently, age data contain a considerable error component that differs among surveys.· Improved computer-editing proceedings have been developed and implemented in the surveillance system which identify measurements that may contain errors.· The full-page adverts contain an extremely embarrassing error. ► correct · The machinist on the shop floor could detect but not correct the error.· He also found that in many instances children were able to correct their own errors when their attention was drawn to them.· That is, rather than correcting their errors, I model the strategies readers use when they encounter these problems.· The resource person may correct a serious error and repeat the phrase again but with no trace of disapproval or reproach.· WordPerfect allows you to correct this type of error quickly and easily.· If not detected and corrected this error would have priced the said products out of the market.· Congress now has a chance to correct its grievous error. ► display · Scrolled areas alternatively contain error columns which are used to display input errors. ► find · Their price of £4,000 to anyone who could find a typographical error in their works remains unclaimed to this day.· Blaine says he was let go because he had found Vial in error on anatomical matters.· The court is not allowed to peer inside at the meanings assigned to those elements, except to find a non-jurisdictional error.· I can find no errors of shape, proportion or poise - full marks for accuracy.· On finding that a printing error had left four blank pages in the 44 page booklet, I wrote to Hyperion.· I could find only one minor error, which reflects the quality of this book.· Belief in one's hypothesis has been found to lead to errors in observing and in recording the results of experiments. ► make · The student should make notes of his errors and work on them.· About 80 percent of normal subjects make this error.· But they had all made a serious error, himself included.· More important, no changes are made in the system to eliminate the possibility of another pilot making the same error.· Even if firms were completely market orientated, they would still make errors of judgement from time to time.· The Padres made three errors in the sixth, helping the struggling Rockies to four runs and a 4-1 lead.· It was a risk, and she'd already made one monumental error of character judgement.· The recall made them pay for that mistake and sent out a terrible message about making an error in local politics. ► occur · When two planes come closer than that, an error has occurred. ► process · An unexpected internal error has occurred while processing your Client Details transaction.· Data structure containing package and ancestors is empty An unexpected internal error has occurred while processing your request.· Mail transaction has failed An unexpected error has occurred while processing your mail transaction. ► reduce · The level of checking can be tuned to reduce the number of errors detected.· This contribution cleans up echoes on telephone lines and reduces transmission errors on modems.· This saves hours of time and greatly reduces errors caused by inaccurate key pressing.· We feel it is worth noting how this particular problem was solved, using techniques to reduce the error after convergence.· The coaches want to call every play and reduce their margin for error. ► report · The following messages report errors and should not occur.· First Aid reported this as an error, saying I was missing crucial files needed to make the program run.· The scanner checks this and reports any errors.· The subjects were required to understand the sentences and report any errors they noticed. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► see the error of your ways In fact Brian Moore reckoned it would take only twelve days for the administrators to see the error of their ways. ► error of judgment In my opinion, appointing his son as chief executive was a serious error of judgment. New, inexperienced members of staff are more liable to make errors of judgment. In war people died more often from the little mistakes than the grand errors of judgment. It may not be errors of fact that matter to the general public as much as errors of judgment. It was a great error of judgment. Joly also made what can only be described as an uncharacteristic error of judgment. Since then, it has made a number of startling errors of judgment. This mistake has led them at best into errors of judgment and distortion of fact and at worst into academic hucksterism. ► be in error The company has admitted to the court that it was in error. Ah, King, you were in error. An expensive project is just as likely to be in error as a cheap one. Buchanan is in error on that point. If such efforts are required, the planning of the display was in error. Mendeleev suggested that the given masses might be in error. Unfortunately, however, the Volunteers were in error. ► do something in error It was discovered that the funds had been withdrawn in error. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► margin of error The poll has a margin of error of three percent. Because of the difficulties associated with radiocarbon dating, each new date is given a statistical margin of error. Obviously the figure is subject to a margin of error. Over two years of use, for more than 4,000 tests, it has never strayed beyond the permitted margin of error. The margin of error is plus or minus one percent. The poll has a margin of error of 5 percentage points. ► margin for error A birdie is rare indeed at Aldeburgh where there is virtually no margin for error, especially if the wind blows. Her margin for error shrinks to two or three seconds. Next week, with or without Young in the lineup, the 49ers know their margin for error will be dramatically reduced. That meant there was no margin for error. The margins for error on a smallholding are extremely narrow; only a skilled and diligent husbandman can hope to succeed. The coaches want to call every play and reduce their margin for error. They repeat the errors of the past, until finally their margin for error has been all but eroded. ► by/through trial and error They learned to farm the land through trial and error. Each individual achieves his own style by trial and error. He learned everything just by trial and error. I did the tutorial that came with the package deal and learned a lot through trial and error. In any case, they were confident these minor bugs could be worked out through trial and error. It pointed out that: Everything seems to be done by trial and error. Science progresses by trial and error. Some had to learn by trial and error. These are things we learn by trial and error. Word family WORD FAMILYnounerroradjectiveerroneous 1[countable, uncountable] a mistakeerror in There must be an error in our calculations.► see thesaurus at mistakeRegisterError is rather formal and is mainly used when talking about computers or in some fixed expressions such as human error. In everyday English, people usually use mistake:· There must be a mistake somewhere.2[countable] a mistake when you are working on a computer, which means that the computer program cannot do what you want it to do:  an error message3error of judgment a mistake in the way that you examine a situation and decide what to do:  The decision to expand the company was an error of judgment.4be in error to have made a mistake, especially when making an official decision:  The doctor has admitted that he was in error.5do something in error if you do something in error, you do it by mistake:  The wrong man was arrested in error.6see the error of your ways literary to realize that you have been behaving badly and decide to stop → trial and error at trial1(4)COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbsmake an error· We made too many errors, and that cost us the game.commit an error formal (=make an error, especially a serious one)· He knew he had committed a grave error of judgement.have/contain an error· If the data contains errors, the results will be wrong.find/spot/notice an error· His accountant spotted several errors in his tax return.realize your error· By the time she realized her error, it was too late.correct an error (also rectify an error formal)· We will rectify the error as soon as possible.avoid errors· He resolved to learn from his mistakes and avoid similar errors in the future.compound an error (=make it worse)· He refused to listen to our advice, which compounded the error.an error arises/occurs formal (=happens)· If an error occurs, you will have two more chances to re-enter your password.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + errora common error· a common error which students often make when writing essaysa serious/bad error· The police made a serious error, which resulted in a young man’s death.a small/minor error· The letter contained some minor spelling errors.a glaring error (=very bad and very noticeable)· There is a glaring error on page 10, where his date of death is given as 2053, not 1003.a huge/monumental error (=very serious)· It was a monumental error to attack from the north.a grave error (=extremely serious, with serious results)· He has committed a grave error.a fatal error (=extremely serious, so that you are certain to fail)· Telling your staff they are not important is a fatal error.an unfortunate error· An unfortunate error resulted in confidential information being released to the press.a grammatical/spelling/typing error· You lose marks if your paper contains spelling errors.a clerical/administrative error· The applications forms were sent to the wrong addresses due to a clerical error.a factual error (=which includes a fact that is wrong)· The article contains many factual errors.a tactical error (=one that may cause a plan to fail)· Both parties have made tactical errors in the run-up to the election.a random error (=one that is not like others or part of a pattern)· This may seem like a random error, but in fact it is repeated once in every 5,000 samples.human error (=errors made by people)· Automatic checks reduce the danger of human error.computer error· An on-board computer error meant that the plane’s systems shut down for a few vital seconds.pilot/driver error· Investigators believe the crash was caused by pilot error.somebody’s past errors formal· If we fail to learn from our past errors, we are doomed to repeat them.phrasesa margin of error (=the degree to which a calculation might be wrong)· We have to allow for a small margin of error in the calculations.
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