off-by-one error

ˌɔːf baɪ ˈwʌn ˈɛrər

Definition

Definition of off-by-one error - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

programming

TECH.

mistake where a loop iterates one time too many or too few

TECH.

The off-by-one error caused the program to crash.
An off-by-one error can be tricky to debug.
He spent hours fixing an off-by-one error in the code.

fencepost error

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Expressions with one

big one

something very important or significant

Winning the championship was the big one for the team.

in one

adj.

combined into a single unit

The sofa bed is a couch and bed in one.

one drop

single small amount of liquid

He added just one drop of oil to the pan..

wild one

person who behaves in a very free, reckless, or uncontrolled way

Back in college, he was a real wild one at parties.

close one's eyes

shut one's eyelids

She decided to close her eyes and rest.

eat one's lunch

consume a midday meal

She decided to eat her lunch at noon.

Expressions with error

fat-finger error

mistake made by pressing wrong key

He sent the email to the wrong person due to a fat-finger error.

schoolboy error

basic mistake made by someone inexperienced

He made a schoolboy error in the final match.

error out

stop working because of a mistake

The system might error out during the update.

by trial and error

adv.

learning by trying different methods

She solved the puzzle by trial and error.

room for error

margin allowed for mistakes in a process

The project plan includes room for error.

see the error of one's ways

understand reasons why previous actions were wrong or mistaken

He finally saw the error of his ways and apologized.

margin for error

allowance for mistakes in a process or activity

The project plan includes a margin for error.

error crept in

exp.

mistake appeared slowly in writing or speaking

An error crept in during the final edit of the report.

typing error

mistake made when pressing the wrong keys while typing

There was a typing error in the email address.

trial-and-error

gaining knowledge through repeated attempts

His success was due to trial-and-error.

Terms with off-by-one error included in their meaning

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fencepost error

technology

off-by-one error in programming calculations

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French:erreur off-by-one, ...
German:Off-by-one-Fehler, ...
Italian:errore di indice, ...
Spanish:error de índice, ...
Portuguese:erro de contagem, ...
Chinese:差一错误, ...
Japanese:オフバイワンエラー, ...
Arabic:خَطَأ بِوَاحِد, ...
Hebrew:שְׁגִיאַת הֶסְטָה שֶׁל אֶחָד, ...
Russian:ошибка на единицу, ...
Ukrainian:помилка на одну ітерацію, ...
Hindi:ऑफ-बाय-वन त्रुटि, ...
Bengali:অফ-বাই-ওয়ান ত্রুটি, ...
Catalan:error d'una unitat, ...
Czech:chyba o jedničku, ...
Danish:off-by-one-fejl, ...
Dutch:off-by-one fout, ...
Greek:σφάλμα κατά ένα, ...
Hungarian:eggyel elcsúszott hiba, ...
Khmer:កំហុសក្នុងការធ្វើរង្វិលជុំលើសឬខ្វះមួយដង, ...
Korean:오프 바이 원 오류, ...
Persian:خطای یک‌واحدی, ...
Polish:błąd o jeden, ...
Portuguese (BR):erro de contagem, ...
Romanian:eroare de tip off-by-one, ...
Swedish:fel med en avvikelse, ...
Thai:ข้อผิดพลาดแบบเกินหรือขาดหนึ่งตำแหน่ง, ...
Turkish:bir fazlalık hatası, ...
Vietnamese:lỗi lệch một đơn vị, ...

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