mistake error fault | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention, he made a bad mistake, she was quick to point out my errors, I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults |
error misplay | (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed |
rounding rounding error | (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals, the error in the calculation was attributable to rounding, taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small |
truncation error | (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished |
trial and error | experimenting until a solution is found |
blunt file | a file with parallel edges |
dedicated file server | (computer science) a file server that can be used only as a file server |
file | a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces, used for smoothing wood or metal |
file file cabinet filing cabinet | office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order |
file folder | folder that holds papers together in a filing cabinet |
file server | (computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resources |
flat file | a file with two flat surfaces |
non-dedicated file server | (computer science) a file server that can be used simultaneously as a workstation |
rasp wood file | a coarse file with sharp pointed projections |
rat-tail file | a thin round file shaped like the tail of a rat |
round file | a file with a circular cross section, used to file the inside of holes |
taper file | a file with converging edges |
vertical file | a file in which records are stored upright on one edge |
wastepaper basket waste-paper basket wastebasket waste basket circular file | a container with an open top, for discarded paper and other rubbish |
erroneousness error | inadvertent incorrectness |
error wrongdoing | departure from what is ethically acceptable |
margin of safety safety margin margin of error | the margin required in order to insure safety, in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress |
file system filing system | a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically) |
error erroneous belief | a misconception resulting from incorrect information |
extension filename extension file name extension | a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters, the optional second part of a PC computer filename, most applications provide extensions for the files they create, most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS |
filename file name computer filename computer file name | (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files, may contain an extension that indicates the type of file |
error correction code ECC | (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors |
file data file | a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together |
computer file | (computer science) a file maintained in computereadable form |
backup file | (computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups |
binary file | (computer science) a computer file containing machineeadable information that must be read by an application, characters use all bits of each byte |
master file main file | (computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent |
disk file | (computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label |
transaction file detail file | (computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task |
input file input data | (computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program |
output file | (computer science) a computer file that contains data that are the output of a device or program |
read-only file | (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change |
text file document | (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters |
ASCII text file | a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting |
mug file mug book | a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police) |
writ of error | a judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial |
system error | an instruction that is either not recognized by an operating system or is in violation of the procedural rules |
file transfer protocol FTP | protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network |
anonymous ftp anonymous file transfer protocol | a common way to make software available, users are allowed to log in as `guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made available |
error mistake | part of a statement that is not correct, the book was full of errors |
misprint erratum typographical error typo literal error literal | a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind |
tickler tickler file | a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done |
error computer error | (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer |
hardware error | error resulting from a malfunction of some physical component of the computer |
disk error | error resulting from malfunction of a magnetic disk |