error message
noun
: a message indicating that an error has occurred
The computer displayed an error message.
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On Thursday morning, the White House website that houses shutdown preparation instructions instead led to a page with an error message.
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arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
But some advocates worry moves at the agency have already discouraged submissions, such as the error message that temporarily appeared on its homepage in recent weeks.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
Some users complained that Hulu was completely down, while others received an error message.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 3 Mar. 2025
Where the sites once were, an error message was displayed on Wednesday.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
But some advocates worry moves at the agency have already discouraged submissions, such as the error message that temporarily appeared on its homepage in recent weeks.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
Some users complained that Hulu was completely down, while others received an error message.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 3 Mar. 2025
Where the sites once were, an error message was displayed on Wednesday.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Error message.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/error%20message. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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