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致命的誤り (chimeitekiayamari) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

致ち命めい的てき誤あやまり

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め

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て

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や

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り

Meanings

1

fatal error

Computing term for an error that causes a program or system to crash or become unusable.

プログラムが致ち命めい的てき誤あやまりを起おこして強きょう制せい

終しゅう

了りょう

し

た

。

The program encountered a fatal error and terminated abnormally.

Kanji

致doth, do, send
命fate, command, decree
的bull's eye, mark, target
誤mistake, err, do wrong

Related words

エラー
General term for any error; 致命的誤り specifically refers to a fatal, unrecoverable error.
バグ
A bug is a flaw in the program; a fatal error is the severe consequence that may result from a bug.

Built from

致ち命めい的てき+誤あやまる

Etymology

Compound of 致命的 (fatal) + 誤り (error). A straightforward technical term.