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error message

message displayed on a monitor screen or printout indicating that an incorrect instruction has been given or that there is an error resulting from faulty software or hardware
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error message

Summary

error message has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • error message is a type of message[2].
  • error message is a type of alarm device[3].
  • error message is used for signal[4].
  • error message's Commons category is recorded as Error messages[5].
  • error message's has cause is recorded as fault[6].
  • error message's has cause is recorded as computer error[7].
  • error message's topic has template is recorded as Template:Error messages[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include message[2] and alarm device[3].

Use and Application

error message is used for signal[4].

Why It Matters

error message has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Has use → signal
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q140249898
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