Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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error | Yes | No | No | No |
fault | Yes | No | Yes | No |
error (noun) | fault (noun) |
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a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention |
(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed | (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) |
inadvertent incorrectness | the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection |
departure from what is ethically acceptable | responsibility for a bad situation or event |
a misconception resulting from incorrect information | (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.) |
part of a statement that is not correct | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other |
(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer | an imperfection in an object or machine |
error (verb) | fault (verb) |
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put or pin the blame on |