error message
noun
: a message indicating that an error has occurred
The computer displayed an error message.
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Sacramento City College, in a statement posted to Facebook Thursday afternoon, warned students not to click on links in the error message that appeared on attempting to log in to Canvas.
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Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Students at Johns Hopkins University simply got an error message when trying to view their final grades on the platform Thursday.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
The sponsorship page on the festival’s website now leads to a 404 error message.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
The concert no longer appears on Shakira’s official tour website, and the ticketing page is currently showing an error message, though that could also be due to disruption of Amazon Web Services in the Bahrain region due to drone activity in the area, according to Reuters.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
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Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Students at Johns Hopkins University simply got an error message when trying to view their final grades on the platform Thursday.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
The sponsorship page on the festival’s website now leads to a 404 error message.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
The concert no longer appears on Shakira’s official tour website, and the ticketing page is currently showing an error message, though that could also be due to disruption of Amazon Web Services in the Bahrain region due to drone activity in the area, according to Reuters.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Error message.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/error%20message. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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