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fault vs error

error vs fault

fault and error both are nouns.

fault is a verb but error is not a verb.

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