error — error, mistake, blunder, slip, lapse, faux pas, bull, howler, boner are comparable when they denote something (as an act, statement, or belief) that involves a departure from what is, or what is generally held to be, true, right, or proper. Error … New Dictionary of Synonyms
error, writ of — A writ issued from a court of appellate jurisdiction, directed to the judge or judges of a court of record, requiring them to remit to the appellate court the record of an action before them, in which a final judgment has been entered, in order… … Black's law dictionary
Gramophone record — A 12 inch (30 cm) 33⅓ rpm record (left), a 7 inch 45 rpm record (right), and a CD (above) A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record (in American English), vinyl record (in reference to vinyl, the material most commonly used after … Wikipedia
Medical error — A medical error may be defined as a preventable adverse effect of care, whether or not it is evident or harmful to the patient. This might include an inaccurate or incomplete diagnosis or treatment of a disease, injury, syndrome, behavior,… … Wikipedia
Master boot record — A master boot record (MBR) is a type of boot sector popularized by the IBM Personal Computer.[1] It consists of a sequence of 512 bytes located at the first sector of a data storage device such as a hard disk. MBRs are usually placed on storage… … Wikipedia
writ of error — A writ issued from a court of appellate jurisdiction, directed to the judge or judges of a court of record, requiring them to remit to the appellate court the record of an action before them, in which a final judgment has been entered, in order… … Black's law dictionary
List of DNS record types — This List of DNS record types provides an overview of types of resource records (database records) stored in the zone files of the Domain Name System (DNS). The DNS implements a distributed, hierarchical, and redundant database for information… … Wikipedia
Trial and error (disambiguation) — Trial and error can refer to:* Trial and error, a general method of problem solving * Trial and Error , a 1933 book on publishing * Trial and Error (1962 film), a British comedy film starring Peter Sellers also known as The Dock Brief. * Trial… … Wikipedia
Instrumental temperature record — See also temperature record. The instrumental temperature record shows the fluctuations of the temperature of the atmosphere and the oceans as measured by temperature sensors. Currently, the longest running temperature record is the Central… … Wikipedia
Temperature record of the past 1000 years — The temperature record of the past 1,000 years describes the reconstruction of temperature for the last 1000 years on the Northern Hemisphere. A reconstruction is needed because a reliable surface temperature record exists only since about 1850.… … Wikipedia
Medical record mix up — A medical record mix up (also known as a medical flaw, or medical screw up for slang) is when a nurse or anyone working in a doctor s office mixes up a patient s medical files and/or records. For instance, suppose a patient named John Smith comes … Wikipedia
