error message
noun
: a message indicating that an error has occurred
The computer displayed an error message.
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Musk's representatives have also taken control of CFPB's website, which now shows an error message on its homepage.
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Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
The product received a $100,000 grant from OpenAI in 2023, but the Energize AI website currently returns an error message.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
Users trying to access the site instead saw an error message.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The page currently redirects to a 404 error message.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
The product received a $100,000 grant from OpenAI in 2023, but the Energize AI website currently returns an error message.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
Users trying to access the site instead saw an error message.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The page currently redirects to a 404 error message.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Error message.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/error%20message. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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