error
action or proposition which is inaccurate or incorrect, that could result in failure or deviation from the intended performance or behaviour
pocket dialing
accidental phone call where caller inadvertently initiates dialing
false precision
presentation of numerical data in a manner that implies better precision than is justified
generalization error
in machine learning, a measure of how accurately an algorithm is able to predict outcome values for previously unseen data
howler
especially blatant or funny blunder
erroneous concept of Bos taurus
error found in the literature
fallacy
use of invalid or otherwise faulty reasoning in the construction of an argument
magnetic declination
angle on the horizontal plane between magnetic north and true north
burst error
contiguous sequence of errors occurring in a communications channel
miscarriage of justice
conviction and punishment of a person for a crime they did not commit
magnetic deviation
error of a magnetic compass caused by local magnetic fields
collision
computer science situation where distinct data elements share an identifier (e.g. name, tag, checksum)
single-event upset
change of state caused by one single ionizing particle (ion, electron, photon...) striking a sensitive node in a micro-electronic device, such as in a microprocessor, semiconductor memory, or power transistor
tombstoning
type of soldering error
material defect
discrepancy of a material compared to an idealized structure; defect of (or in) a material which can lead to further damage
attraction
error in language production, incorrectly extending a feature from a word in a sentence to another; e.g. errors such as “the key to the cabinets were missing” occur because plurality is marked as a feature, attracting the plural verb form activation
Mitra
genus of molluscs
ghost characters
erroneous kanji included in the Japanese JIS X 0208 standard and later in Unicode
nonconformity
Nonfulfillment of a requirement
Mottling
Type of error in normal printing
invalid science
scientific results that cannot be reproduced or that are contradicted by experiments that can be reproduced
autoimmunity
immune responses of an organism against its own healthy cells and tissues due to failure of an organism in recognizing its own constituent parts as self
malpractice
instance of negligence or incompetence on the part of a professional, who may become subjected to malpractice actions
fabrication defect
defect in a product's conception
imperfection
departure of a characteristic from its preferred level or state
Communist Party of Moldova
political party established in 2011
brand blunder
probable errors can happen while branding
misinformation
incorrect information with or without an intention to deceive
conflation
merging of distinct identities or concepts, usually erroneously
calculation mistake
mistake when carrying out mathematical operations
animation error
mistakes in animation that cause production issues
friendly fire
attack on friendly forces misidentified as hostile ones
type II error
mistaken failure to reject the null hypothesis
knitting
mathematics
artifact
error in the perception or representation of any visual or aural information
questionable cause
category of informal fallacies
mistake
concept in law
language error
unintended deviation from the rules of a language variety
student nonsense
mistake made by a student in class