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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSystem error
/ˈsɪs.təm ˈer.ɚ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A problem or fault in an operating system or computer hardware that causes a program to crash or prevents the computer from functioning properly.
"The blue screen appeared because of a critical system error in the memory management module." - 2
A foundational failure within a structured organization, network, or institutional framework.
"The financial collapse was attributed to a systemic system error in risk assessment protocols."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'system' (from Late Latin 'systema', from Greek 'systēma' meaning an organized whole) and 'error' (from Latin 'error' meaning straying or wandering, from 'errare' to wander). The compound term emerged in the mid-20th century with the advent of computing to describe a fault or failure originating within an operating system or hardware environment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "System error" is said worldwide
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erreur système
Transliteration: er-œʁ sis-tɛm
"L'ordinateur a redémarré suite à une erreur système."
Systemfehler
Transliteration: zɪs.tɛmˌfɛː.lɐ
"Der Computer ist aufgrund eines Systemfehlers abgestürzt."
errore di sistema
Transliteration: er-ˈro-re di sis-ˈtɛ-ma
"Si è verificato un errore di sistema inaspettato."
error de sistema
Transliteration: e-ˈror de sis-ˈte-ma
"El programa se cerró debido a un error de sistema."
erro de sistema
Transliteration: ˈe-ʁu dʒi sis-ˈtẽ-mɐ
"O servidor parou de funcionar por causa de um erro de sistema."
सिस्टम त्रुटि
Transliteration: sisṭam truṭi
"एक गंभीर सिस्टम त्रुटि के कारण कंप्यूटर बंद हो गया।"
系统错误
Transliteration: xì tǒng cuò wù
"由于系统错误，文件未能成功保存。"
시스템 오류
Transliteration: sise-tem o-ryu
"갑작스러운 시스템 오류로 데이터가 손실되었습니다."
システムエラー
Transliteration: shisutemu erā
"突然のシステムエラーにより作業が中断しました。"
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