error
error ; failure ; fault ; mistake ; pitfall ; bug ; stumble ; delusion ; goof ; blooper ; bobble ; muck-up ; goof-up ; flub.
Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.
Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.
A mistake, say, in trasncribing Fergusson as Ferguson may cause some problems, copying Davinson as Davison will cause even more!.
Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.
A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
His stumbles and missed opportunities were made up for by his signing of the agreement in 1990.
The article 'Illusions, delusions, conclusions' reminds searchers that the most important issue when looking at search results is to make sure that all information is reliable and true.
The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.
We realise it's nobody's fault, but it's such a muck-up.
The best way to avoid such goof-ups in the kitchen is to read the recipe at least twice before you start.
While the money invested might be recovered, it remains to be seen what such a flub will cost the university.
a base de cometer errores
the hard way
The article is entitled 'User needs the hard way: eighty-six simultaneous studies'.
a base de errores
the hard way
The article is entitled 'User needs the hard way: eighty-six simultaneous studies'.
a fuerza de cometer errores
the hard way
The article is entitled 'User needs the hard way: eighty-six simultaneous studies'.
a fuerza de errores
the hard way
The article is entitled 'User needs the hard way: eighty-six simultaneous studies'.
análisis de errores
error analysis
In the second, major descriptor phrases that begin with the word 'error' are retrieved, such as 'error analysis (language),' 'error of measurement,' and 'error patterns'.
aprender a fuerza de errores
learn by + trial and error
What I've learned I've learned by trial and error and not out of some book or from some course.
aprender Algo a base de cometer errores
learn + Nombre + the hard way
The article is entitled 'Learning the hard way: a public library's experience with CD-ROM'.
aprender Algo a fuerza de errores
learn + Nombre + the hard way
The article is entitled 'Learning the hard way: a public library's experience with CD-ROM'.
aprender de errores
learn from + errors
All librarians can tell tales of being caught out in this way, to learn of their error only when the answer has been produced: information on dance-halls when dinosaurs was asked for, or on the grey starling when something on Grace Darling was what was wanted = Todos los bibliotecarios pueden contar historias de cuando han metido la pata de este modo para aprender del error sólo cuando se ha producido la respuesta: información sobre los salones de baile cuando se preguntaba por los dinosaurios, o sobre el estornino gris cuando se quería algo sobre Grace Darling.
aprender por el método de ensayo y error
learn by + trial and error
What I've learned I've learned by trial and error and not out of some book or from some course.
caer en el error de
fall into + the error of
blunder into
Behavioral scientists have fallen into the error of assuming that employees resent job structuring and autocratic leadership.
Australia risks blundering into a human rights mess that will exacerbate the conflict.
cometer el error de
fall into + the error of
blunder into
Behavioral scientists have fallen into the error of assuming that employees resent job structuring and autocratic leadership.
Australia risks blundering into a human rights mess that will exacerbate the conflict.
cometer errores por despiste
bump into + lampposts
Street boys like Slake, a dodger used to running away, do not, even when they are myopic and dreamers, allow themselves to bump into lampposts.
cometer un error
commit + error
make + mistake
make + error
be caught out
slip up
Let us perform a simple thought experiment: assume that a cataloger has committed a simple transposition error and transcribed YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER as YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER.
When mistakes have been made in invoicing or in paying a vendor, a credit or debit note is issued.
This has been taken a step further by using a screen editor to 'prevent the human indexer or coder from making syntactic errors in the first place'.
All librarians can tell tales of being caught out in this way, to learn of their error only when the answer has been produced: information on dance-halls when dinosaurs was asked for, or on the grey starling when something on Grace Darling was what was wanted = Todos los bibliotecarios pueden contar historias de cuando han metido la pata de este modo para aprender del error sólo cuando se ha producido la respuesta: información sobre los salones de baile cuando se preguntaba por los dinosaurios, o sobre el estornino gris cuando se quería algo sobre Grace Darling.
He knew that if he slipped up again, he could be shipped to a higher-security prison and lose many of his privileges.
cometer un error al escribir a máquina
mistype
German man finds himself in Montana after mistyping his destination on a flight-booking website.
cometer un error garrafal
commit + blunder
make + a bloomer
make + a blunder
drop + a clanger
drop + a bollock
blunder
flub
Library staff should be provided with the opportunity to see blunders which they occasionally commit as well as the laudable 'savoir faire' with which they dispatch some reference question.
He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.
Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.
After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.
But we are all only human and I have recently 'dropped a bollock' as we English say.
Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.
He's the son of a vice president perhaps best known for enduring ridicule after he flubbed the spelling of the word 'potato'.
cometer un error mecanográfico
make + a typo
If I can type without making typos, am I sober enough to drive?.
cometer un error ortográfico [Verbo irregular: Pasado misspelt (UK) o misspelled (USA)]
misspell
We may misspell a search term, either through ignorance or lack of typing skills.
cometer un error ortográfico al escribir a máquina
mistype
German man finds himself in Montana after mistyping his destination on a flight-booking website.
cometer un error tipográfico
make + a typo
If I can type without making typos, am I sober enough to drive?.
con errores
flawed
Librarians should welcome this document, which is nonetheless considered flawed = Los bibliotecarios deberían acoger bien este documento, aunque se considera defectuoso.
con errores gramaticales
grammatically challenged
grammatically incorrect
In addition to how poorly it would reflect on us to point someone to a grammatically challenged web site, it's a big hint that the content on the site is generally not up to snuff.
The writer lists a number of illogical, imprecise, and grammatically incorrect statements she recently encountered on television and radio.
corregir errores
debug
In computer science, debug is the term used to locate and remove errors from a program.
corregir un error
correct + error
amend + mistake
correct + a wrong
correct + Posesivo + mistake
When the error is corrected, a valid match is found and the text replaced by the heading's control number.
One the questions that has to be answered regarding this software is how easy it is to make amendments, for example to go back to amend a mistake in an earlier field.
This book is highly recommended for all types of libraries, and it should be required reading for librarians who want to correct the wrongs in their chosen profession = Este libro es muy recomendado para todo tipo de bibliotecas y debería ser de lectura obligatoria para aquellos bibliotecarios que quieran corregir los errores de su profesión.
They want to know how people learn to use computers, how they modify their input, and how they identify and correct their mistakes.
deshacer los errores cometidos
turn + the clock back
I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.
detección de errores
error identification
This database covers 87.5% of US mining and manufacturing activities and depends on user feedback for error identification.
detectar un error
detect + error
spot + mistake
spot + error
Any errors detected or other special information is reported on the charge-out screen.
A serious omission or duplication in a page of prose, for instance, might necessitate the rejustification of dozens of lines, whereas if the mistake had been spotted in the stick it could have been set right in a matter of moments.
If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.
eliminar un error
remove + error
This article describes measures to remove error in automated vocabularies based on comparisons of word particles such as roots and inflections, prefixes and suffixes.
error administrativo
clerical mistake
clerical error
Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated.
Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.
error craso
gross mistake
crass mistake
crass error
blunder
monumental mistake
monumental error
Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.
We rely on the collective knowledge of our fans to help us catch our crass mistakes.
And, since it is based on a series of crass errors, we can well do without it.
There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action - blunders and all.
We apologise for this apparent error of judgement but promise to keep you informed of any other similar monumental mistakes.
Iraq and its future will be testimony to one of the most monumental errors in judgement the American and British people have ever made.
error de cálculo
miscalculation
mathematical mistake
mathematical error
calculation error
calculation mistake
This article notes the brief and troubled history of this area of inquiry, which was prone to miscalculation, misinterpretation, and politicisation.
Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated.
Some of the confusion encountered in electrochemistry due to misunderstandings of sign conventions and simple mathematical errors.
This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.
The author made some calculation mistakes in the comparison table.
error de communicación
miscommunication
One natural strategy for reducing the impact of miscommunication is selective verification of the user utterance meanings.
error de contenido
factual error
In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.
error de copia
clerical error
clerical mistake
Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.
Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated.
error de diagnóstico
misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.]
The single most common cause of misdiagnosis is a doctor's failure to consider other possibilities after an initial diagnosis is reached.
error de diseño
design error
This article discusses the dangers of defective products and the difference between design errors and manufacturing defects.
error de entendimiento
misunderstanding
Abbreviations can be used for brevity, but care must be taken to use standard ones so there will be no chance for misunderstanding.
error de escritura
mistyping
Misspellings tend to differ from the correct words more than mistyping do.
error de estilo
stylistic error
Close examination of many recent technical publications reveals an increase in stylistic and grammatical errors.
error de juicio
misunderstanding
error of judgement
Abbreviations can be used for brevity, but care must be taken to use standard ones so there will be no chance for misunderstanding.
Not only is it an error of judgment but also a Constitutional violation to consider race, creed, color, religion, politics, nationality and sex in evaluating work performance.
error de la muestra [En estadística, posible diferencia entre el resultado obtenido de la muestra y el valor real que se obtendría del conjunto de la población]
sampling error
User figures must come from sample surveys of the general population and here there is always the margin of sampling error.
error de la naturaleza
freak of nature
Despite statistics showing their phenomenal growth and use, on-line data bases in US libraries are still somewhat a freak of nature.
error de lectura
misreading
A few cases are known in printed texts of the hand-press period of errors which appear to have been caused by a mishearing rather than by a misreading of the copy.
error del original [Usado generalmente para indicar que hay un error en el texto que se cita] [Usado generalmente para indicar que hay un error en el texto que se cita]
sic
sic
The article is entitled 'Multimedia: an idea who's (sic) time has come'.
The article is entitled 'Multimedia: an idea who's (sic) time has come'.
error de mecanografía
typo
typing error
keying error
typing mistake
mistype
A recent survey showed that slightly more than one-third of executives recently cited typos or grammatical errors as the most common mistake on resumes.
The BACKSPACE key, located above RETURN and marked with an arrow pointing left, erases typing errors.
This would imply that either an invalid form is being used, a keying error has occurred, or that the heading still needs to be established.
The software package such as spelling errors or various minor typing mistakes.
Here are some of the common mistypes and some potential reasons on why they may occur.
error de medición
error of measurement
In the second, major descriptor phrases that begin with the word 'error' are retrieved, such as 'error analysis (language),' 'error of measurement,' and 'error patterns'.
error de muestreo [En estadística, posible diferencia entre el resultado obtenido de la muestra y el valor real que se obtendría del conjunto de la población]
sampling error
User figures must come from sample surveys of the general population and here there is always the margin of sampling error.
error de percepción
misperception
Part time librarians often suffer from colleagues' and administrators' misperceptions about their commitment to the profession = A menudo los bibliotecarios a tiempo parcial padecen los errores de percepción sobre su dedicación a la profesión por parte de colegas y directivos.
error de probabilidad
probability of error
Probability of error, generalised Chernoff bounds and related parameters will be used as performance criteria.
error de pronunciación
mispronunciation
Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.
error de transposición
transposition error
Let us perform a simple thought experiment: assume that a cataloger has committed a simple transposition error and transcribed YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER as YEATS, WILLIAM BULTER.
errores
floundering
Finding showed that too much time was spent on searching, partly because of floundering.
error estilístico
stylistic error
Close examination of many recent technical publications reveals an increase in stylistic and grammatical errors.
error fatal
fatal mistake
In your first few comments I think you were making the point I was trying to make, namely, automating what you're doing already is always a fatal mistake.
error garrafal
blunder
cock-up
crass mistake
crass error
gross mistake
monumental mistake
monumental error
clanger
There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action - blunders and all.
The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.
We rely on the collective knowledge of our fans to help us catch our crass mistakes.
And, since it is based on a series of crass errors, we can well do without it.
Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.
We apologise for this apparent error of judgement but promise to keep you informed of any other similar monumental mistakes.
Iraq and its future will be testimony to one of the most monumental errors in judgement the American and British people have ever made.
Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.
error gramatical
grammatical error
The author's intentions might also have been misunderstood if his manuscript contained obvious lacunae or grammatical errors.
error humano
human error
Risk management has to take account of the problems caused by human error, power failure, computer hackers, viruses, intercepted electronic mail and telephone fraud.
error matemático
mathematical mistake
mathematical error
Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated.
Some of the confusion encountered in electrochemistry due to misunderstandings of sign conventions and simple mathematical errors.
error mecánico
machine error
This should not be done since terminal use is expensive, involves extra staff training, and introduces the possibility of machine error = Esto no debería hacerse puesto que el uso de los terminales es caro, requiere formación adicional del personal e introduce la posibilidad de errores mecánicos.
error mecanográfico
keying error
typo
typing error
typing mistake
mistype
This would imply that either an invalid form is being used, a keying error has occurred, or that the heading still needs to be established.
A recent survey showed that slightly more than one-third of executives recently cited typos or grammatical errors as the most common mistake on resumes.
The BACKSPACE key, located above RETURN and marked with an arrow pointing left, erases typing errors.
The software package such as spelling errors or various minor typing mistakes.
Here are some of the common mistypes and some potential reasons on why they may occur.
error óptico
optical error
Assistant referees often make mistakes when judging an offside probably because of optical errors arising from their viewing angle.
error ortográfico
misspelling [mis-spelling]
orthographic error
spelling mistake
spelling error
Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.
The work has resulted in new techniques for computerised text analysis with great tolerance to orthographic errors.
Spelling mistakes are the most common but there are also more misleading errors.
There are also software packages to correct spelling errors or various minor typing mistakes.
error por omisión
omission failure
There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.
error tipográfico
typing error
typing mistake
typographical error
typographical mistake
typo
keying error
mistype
The BACKSPACE key, located above RETURN and marked with an arrow pointing left, erases typing errors.
The software package such as spelling errors or various minor typing mistakes.
Some checking, such as that directed towards eliminating minor typographical error, can be performed separately from editing.
He took it upon himself to correct what he appears to have considered typographical mistakes and even infelicities in the text = Asumió la responsabilidad de corregir lo que parece que había considerado que eran errores tipográficos e incluso cosas desacertadas que contenía el texto.
A recent survey showed that slightly more than one-third of executives recently cited typos or grammatical errors as the most common mistake on resumes.
This would imply that either an invalid form is being used, a keying error has occurred, or that the heading still needs to be established.
Here are some of the common mistypes and some potential reasons on why they may occur.
evitar un error
avoid + error
The trend seems to be towards holding information managers responsible for errors as a matter of policy because they would be the best placed to avoid the errors.
gramática con errores
poor grammar
Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.
identificación de errores
error identification
This database covers 87.5% of US mining and manufacturing activities and depends on user feedback for error identification.
lista de errores
error report
This is a practical guide for the submission of error reports to OCLC for the purpose of data base quality control.
lleno de errores [En especial referido a la informática]
buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.]
OPUS software is version 1.0 and has been pretty buggy.
margen de error
margin of error
Numerical data should be accurately reiterated together with any margin of error.
mensaje de error
error message
DOBIS/Leuven displays information typed by the user and all error messages in high intensity; all other information is displayed in normal intensity.
no tener errores
be error-free
Only 5 bibliographies were error-free.
no tener margen de error
have + no margin for error
I didn't feel threatened, but I knew that I was on a razor's edge - I had no margin for error.
nótese el error [Usado generalmente para indicar que hay un error en el texto que se cita]
sic
The article is entitled 'Multimedia: an idea who's (sic) time has come'.
patrón de errores
error pattern
In the second, major descriptor phrases that begin with the word 'error' are retrieved, such as 'error analysis (language),' 'error of measurement,' and 'error patterns'.
plagado de errores [En especial referido a la informática]
buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.]
OPUS software is version 1.0 and has been pretty buggy.
plagar de errores
litter with + failure
litter with + error
Only as his experience grew did this young man see that what he did was littered as much, if not more, with failure as it was crowned with success of a lasting kind.
Many errors in Watt's 'Bibliotheca Britannica' are repeated by Allibone - and 'Bibliotheca Britannica' was littered with error!.
por el método de ensayo y error
by trial and error
trial and error
He draws a distinction between a craft, based on customary activities and modified by the trial and error of individual practice, and a profession.
There are a number of ways of finding out something one wants to know: observation, trial and error experiment; asking someone; looking it up for oneself.
por error
by mistake
mistakenly
If you mark a record by mistake or change your mind, press <Del> to unmark it.
International guidelines have been mistakenly applied as general rules for all libraries = Se han aplicado erróneamente las directrices internacionales como reglas generales para todas las bibliotecas.
propenso a errores
error prone
prone to error
This type of disc is error prone.
Due to the way it encodes colour data, it is prone to errors in the true reproduction of colour.
rectificar un error
rectify + failure
To rectify failures, the librarian has two choices.
sin errores
error-free
Of the 93 articles examined, only two had completely error-free reference lists.
subsanar un error
extirpate + error
Let us hope too, in parenthesis, that one error it is no longer necessary to extirpate is that a reference book is one that is not available for loan.
sujeto a errores
prone to error
Due to the way it encodes colour data, it is prone to errors in the true reproduction of colour.
susceptible de error
susceptible to error
susceptible to mistake
Any transcription process, as we all know, is susceptible to error.
Apart from errors due to general carelessness, proper names and chemical and mathematical formulae are particularly susceptible to mistakes.
tasa de error
error rate
This article examines the effect of increasing word list size on the error rate of spelling correctors.
tener errores
be flawed
A small but signifiant portion of the scientific literature is being flawed by the appearance of fraudulently produced research.
tolerancia al error
error tolerance
fault tolerance
The moral of this little story is that at each of the critical steps in the cycle the error tolerances were compatible, hence, the system functioned despite the error.
The effect of fault tolerance on the response time is significant, and cannot be ignored when evaluating the performance of multiprocessor systems.
tolerante al error
fault tolerant
error tolerant
More reliable storage, networking and software contribute to fault tolerant systems.
This article describes the application of neural network principles to the development of an error tolerant word recognition system.
