error handling

error handling

[′er·ər ‚hand·liŋ]

(computer science)

The ability of a computer program to deal with errors automatically.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

error handling

Error handling refers to the routines in a program that respond to abnormal input or conditions. The quality of such routines is based on the clarity of the error messages and the options given to users for resolving the problem. Contrast with "exception handling," which deals with responses to abnormal conditions that are built into the programming language or the hardware. See exception handling and channel coding.

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