エラー

えらー
noun
error; mistake
technologysports
1. error; mistake; malfunction
a mistake, fault, or malfunction, especially in computing or mechanical systems
エラーが出(で)た。
An error occurred.
エラーメッセージを確認(かくにん)する。
To check the error message.
Work was interrupted due to a system error.
2. error (in baseball)
a fielding mistake in baseball that allows a batter or runner to advance
A run scored due to the shortstop's error.
We lost the game after a string of fielding errors.
He made an error on an easy grounder.

Usage

  • エラー is used mainly in technical and sports contexts; for everyday mistakes, 間違(まちが)い or 誤(あやま)り is the word.
  • Sense 1: computer errors, system malfunctions and technical faults, often in compounds: システムエラー (system error), 通信(つうしん)エラー (communication error).
  • Sense 2: a fielding mistake. 失策(しっさく) is the term in official records; エラーする (to make an error) is colloquial.

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