error

error, equivocación

Algo que haces, dices o escribes de forma incorrecta sin querer.

En inglés sencillo: Something you do, say, or write incorrectly without meaning to.

• There is an error in your answer.
• We corrected three errors in the report.
• A small calculation error caused the delay.

Cómo se usa: error in something (There is an error in the address.)

Sinónimos: mistake

Expresiones frecuentes: make an error, spelling error, human error

error, fallo

Un problema que impide que un ordenador o programa funcione correctamente.

En inglés sencillo: A problem that stops a computer or program from working correctly.

• An error stopped the program.
• The screen displayed an error message.
• I keep getting errors when I upload photos.

Sinónimos: fault

Expresiones frecuentes: error message, system error, error code

pecado, error

Una acción o manera de vivir que se considera moralmente incorrecta.

En inglés sencillo: An action or way of living that is morally wrong.

• He finally recognized the error of his ways.
• She hoped to lead him away from error.
• The preacher warned that pride could lead people into error.

Sinónimos: sin, wrongdoing

Expresiones frecuentes: error of your ways, fall into error

fallar

Dejar de funcionar correctamente un programa, a menudo mostrando un mensaje sobre el problema.

En inglés sencillo: If a program does this, it stops working correctly, often showing a message about the problem.

• The script errored out.
• The program errors when the connection fails.
• Our upload errored out before it finished.

Cómo se usa: error out (The application errored out during startup.)

Sinónimos: fail

Expresiones frecuentes: error out, error on something

contener errores

Mostrar o contener algo incorrecto, especialmente en datos que se están transmitiendo.

En inglés sencillo: To show or contain something incorrect, especially in data being sent.

• The transmission errored halfway through.
• Several data blocks errored during the transfer.
• Packets may error if the signal is weak.

Expresiones frecuentes: error during transmission, error on receipt