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error
NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. error
  2. 2. fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
  3. 3. Error
Borrowed from English, this katakana word means "error" or "mistake," commonly used in computing, sports, and everyday conversation. In baseball, it refers to a fielding mistake, and in technology it refers to a system or program fault. It is widely understood across many contexts in modern Japanese.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Authorities have suggested the possibility of human error.

Sentence 2

"Another error?" Misaki said with a laugh.

Sentence 3

Where exactly did that input throw an error?

Sentence 4

"Fate" might just be a calculation error, you know.

Sentence 5

Does "correctness" itself contain measurement error?