Software Error (Noun)
Meaning
Error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The company's financial reports were incorrect due to a software error in their accounting program that miscalculated the tax deductions.
- The navigation system failed to provide accurate directions because of a software error that caused it to misinterpret the GPS coordinates.
- The medical imaging software produced distorted images due to a software error that affected the image processing algorithm.
- The online banking system was unavailable for several hours due to a software error that caused the server to crash.
- The spacecraft's communication system malfunctioned because of a software error in the transmission protocol that caused data corruption.