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error message

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A message displayed when a failure condition occurs, usually on a computer or device.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: foutboodskap — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Arabic: رِسَالَة خَطٰأ (risālat ḵaṭāʔ) — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Azerbaijani: aşibka — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Azerbaijani: xəta — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 錯誤信息 /错误信息 (cuòwù xìnxī) — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Czech: chybová zpráva — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Danish: fejlmelding — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Finnish: virheviesti — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Finnish: virheilmoitus — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • French: message d'erreur — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • German: Fehlermeldung — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Greek: μήνυμα λάθους (mínyma láthous) — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Indonesian: pesan kesalahan — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Indonesian: pesan galat — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Japanese: エラーメッセージ (erāmessēji) — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Korean: 오류 메시지 (oryu mesiji) — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Norwegian Bokmål: feilmelding — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: feilmelding — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Polish: komunkat o błędzie — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Portuguese: mensagem de erro — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Russian: сообще́ние об оши́бке (soobščénije ob ošíbke) — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Serbo-Croatian: poruka o pogrešci — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Serbo-Croatian: obavijest o pogrešci — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Swedish: felmeddelande — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Turkish: hata mesajı — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Turkish: error — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Vietnamese: thông báo lỗi — message displayed when a failure condition occurs
  • Vietnamese: thông báo về sai lầm — message displayed when a failure condition occurs