Run-time Error (Noun)
Meaning
An error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The program crashed with a run-time error when the user entered an invalid input value.
- A run-time error occurred when the function attempted to access an array element outside of its bounds.
- The software developer had to debug her code to fix the run-time error that caused the program to freeze.
- After deploying the app, the team encountered a series of run-time errors that affected its performance.
- The programming language's robust exception handling mechanism allowed it to recover from the run-time error and continue executing.