| Noun | 1. | computer error - (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computercomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures hardware error - error resulting from a malfunction of some physical component of the computer programming error, software error - error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result algorithm error - error resulting from the choice of the wrong algorithm or method for achieving the intended result |