Topic: COMPUTERS
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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | errour, from Latin error, from errare; ERR |
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er‧ror S2 W2
1 [uncountable and countable] a mistake
2TD [countable] a mistake when you are working on a computer, which means that the computer program cannot do what you want it to do :
3 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 judgement.
error of judgment
The decision to expand the company was an error of judgement.4 to have made a mistake, especially when making an official decision : The doctor has admitted that he was in error.
be in error
The doctor has admitted that he was in error.5 if you do something in error, you do it by mistake : The wrong man was arrested in error.
do something in error
The wrong man was arrested in error.6 to realize that you have been behaving badly and decide to stop
see the error of your ways
literary➔ trial and error
at trial1 (4)WORD FOCUS: computerWORD FOCUS: computer people who work with computers: user, programmer, web designer, IT person, software engineer, (systems) analyst, administrator, webmaster, helpdesk, techie informal, geek disapproving informal
someone who tries to break into a computer system: hacker, cracker
things you do with your computer: start up/power up your computer
open a file or document
enter information
click on an icon
cut and paste pieces of text
copy files or programs
scroll up and down the page
delete things you do not want
download files or pictures from the Internet
burn CDs or DVDs
close a file or document
save your work
shut down your computer
computer problems: bug, virus, error, corrupted file/data, crash, wormcomputer
➔ See also computer
