error message
noun
: a message indicating that an error has occurred
The computer displayed an error message.
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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.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
But as of Saturday, the production no longer appears on the Ballet’s touring page, and a direct link to the Kennedy Center engagement on the organization’s website returns a 404 error message.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026
While some fans waited in the MLB virtual waiting room for over an hour after presale began, others received an error message.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
That means more than half of the visitors who see the fake error message follow the instructions and install malware.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
But as of Saturday, the production no longer appears on the Ballet’s touring page, and a direct link to the Kennedy Center engagement on the organization’s website returns a 404 error message.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026
While some fans waited in the MLB virtual waiting room for over an hour after presale began, others received an error message.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
That means more than half of the visitors who see the fake error message follow the instructions and install malware.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for error message
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“Error message.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/error%20message. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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