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error vs happening

happening vs error

error and happening both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
error Yes No No No
happening Yes No No No
As nouns, happening is a hypernym of error; that is, happening is a word with a broader meaning than error:
  • error: (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
  • happening: an event that happens
Other hypernyms of error include natural event, occurrence, occurrent.
error (noun) happening (noun)
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention an event that happens
(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
inadvertent incorrectness
departure from what is ethically acceptable
a misconception resulting from incorrect information
part of a statement that is not correct
(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
Difference between error and happening

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