runtime error
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runtime error
A problem that is encountered when a program is being executed. Runtime errors can occur in software environments for many different reasons; for example, peripheral devices may not be turned on or instructions may be invalid. Such errors often occur with interpreted languages such as Java and JavaScript, which convert source code to machine language a line at a time for execution. Compiled languages will prevent some runtime errors, because the code is verified to some extent ahead of time, but resources can always be missing in a computing environment, which can cause an error upon execution. See runtime, runtime engine and runtime environment.Copyright © 1981-2025 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
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Runtime errors are generally more critical in database systems than in programming languages and systems.
The generated tests can help uncover and diagnose many types of
runtime errors or check for conformance of code to a model (when used as part of a model-based design process).
For example, ClockIt (Norris et al., 2008) and Retina (Murphy et al., 2009) focus on assisting students in solving syntax, semantics and
runtime errors to make their program executable.
The correction allows the main signal errors such as clock, track or
runtime errors to be corrected.
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