Tra từ error - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

error AW [error errors] BrE [ˈerə(r)] NAmE [ˈerər] noun countable, uncountable
a mistake, especially one that causes problems or affects the result of sth
• No payments were made last week because of a computer error.
•~ in sth There are too many errors in your work.
•~ in doing sth I think you have made an error in calculating the total.
•A simple error of judgement meant that there was not enough food to go around.
•a grave error (= a very serious mistake)
•a glaring error (= a mistake that is very obvious)
•The delay was due to human error (= a mistake made by a person rather than by a machine).
•The computer system was switched off in error (= by mistake).
•There is no room for error in this job.
•Almost all accidents start with a simple error by the pilot.
see also ↑margin of error
Rem: or
more at trial and error at ↑trial _n.
Idiom: see/realize the error of your ways

Word Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin error, from errare ‘to stray, err’.

Thesaurus:
error noun C
•She made a serious error in her calculations.
mistake • • blunder • • slip • • inaccuracy • • misprint • • gaffe • • oversight • |formal omission • |especially BrE, informal howler •
due to a/an error/mistake/blunder/oversight/omission
a simple error/mistake/blunder/slip/misprint
a stupid/dreadful/terrible/fatal/tragic error/mistake/blunder
make a/an error/mistake/blunder/slip/gaffe/howler

Synonyms:
mistake
error • inaccuracy • slip • howler • misprint
These are all words for a word, figure or fact that is not said, written down or typed correctly.
mistake • a word or figure that is not said or written down correctly: ▪ It's a common mistake among learners of English. ◇ ▪ spelling mistakes
error • (rather formal) a word, figure, etc. that is not said or written down correctly: ▪ There are too many errors in your work.
Error is a more formal way of saying mistake.
inaccuracy • (rather formal) a piece of information that is not exactly correct: ▪ The article is full of inaccuracies.
slip • a small mistake, usually made by being careless or not paying attention
howler • (informal, especially BrE) a stupid mistake, especially in what sb says or writes: ▪ The report is full of howlers.
A howler is usually an embarrassing mistake which shows that the person who made it does not know sth that they really should know.
misprint • a small mistake in a printed text
a(n) mistake/error/inaccuracy/slip/howler/misprint in sth
to make a(n) mistake/error/slip/howler
to contain/be full of mistakes/errors/inaccuracies/howlers/misprints

Example Bank:
•An error message comes up when I try to open the program.
•Do not repeat the errors of your parents and grandparents.
•Glasses can correct most errors in your vision.
•Have the courage to admit your error.
•He checked his letter for errors in spelling.
•He had committed a grave error in letting them see the document.
•He made the fatal error of borrowing more than he could pay back.
•He realized his error in not attending the funeral.
•His attempts to arrange a party ended up as a comedy of errors.
•His research interests include measurement error in survey research.
•I found several factual errors in the report.
•I only realized my error when it was too late.
•She has avoided the common error of writing too much.
•She made several serious errors during the race.
•Thank you for catching that silly error on my part.
•The American produced five double faults and 35 unforced errors.
•The Kenyan athlete made a tactical error in starting too fast.
•The ability to learn from past errors is vital in business.
•The difference is due to a rounding error in the first calculation.
•The document contained a lot of typing errors.
•The error was pointed out to her by one of her colleagues.
•The machine had been switched off in error.
•The margin of error for a racing driver is tiny.
•The minister had made an amazing error of judgement.
•The paper accidentally printed the victim's address, then compounded their error by printing her name the next day.
•The plane crash was caused by human error, not mechanical failure.
•The report contained some glaring errors.
•The speech contained many errors of fact.
•We regret the clerical error made in the letter sent to Mr Finlay.
•Will they realize the error of their ways before it is too late?
•errors arising from inadequate information
•errors caused by illegibly written orders
•machines with relatively high error rates
•the use of computer systems to reduce hospital errors
•Children learn to use computer programs by trial and error.
•He accused the prime minister of committing a serious error of judgement.
•The computer system was switched off in error.
•The delay was due to human error.