run-time error

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run-time error - an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run timeruntime error, semantic errorcomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structuresprogramming error, software error - error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result

run-time error

[′rən ¦tīm ′er·ər] (computer science) An error in a computer program that is not detected until the program is executed, and then causes a processing error to occur.

run-time error

(programming)An error in the execution of a program whichoccurs at run time, as opposed to a compile-time error.

A good programming language should, among other things, aim toreplace run-time errors by compile-time errors. Languagefeatures such as strong typing help.

A good program should attempt to avoid run-time errors by, forexample, checking that their input data is sensible. Wherethis is not possible, the program should attempt to detect theerror and handle it gracefully rather than just exiting viathe language or operating system's default handler. Hereagain, a good language will make this easy to do (or at leastpossible).

See also abort, core dump, GPF.

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noun an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time

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