computer error

A mistake or malfunction in a computer system, software, or hardware that causes it to behave incorrectly or produce incorrect results.

• 🇷🇺Ошибка или сбой в компьютерной системе, программном обеспечении или оборудовании, которые приводят к некорректной работе или неверным результатам.

1. System malfunction B1 formal

   A mistake or failure in a computer system's hardware or software that causes incorrect results or unexpected behavior.

   • The bank blamed the transaction delay on a computer error.
   • A computer error caused the flight booking system to crash.
   • The report was deleted due to a computer error.

   🇷🇺Системный сбой

2. Human mistake in computing B1 informal

   A mistake made by a user while operating a computer, often incorrectly attributed to the machine.

   • He said it was a computer error, but he had just forgotten to save the file.
   • The so-called computer error was actually a typo in the data entry.
   • Many computer errors are simply user errors.

   🇷🇺Человеческая ошибка в вычислениях