Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,913,633,648 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

machine error

    0.01 sec.
machine error [mə′shēn ‚erĀ·ər]
(computer science)
A deviation from correctness in computer-processed data, caused by equipment failure.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
But Newingham said the main reason vote counts are off by even a small amount isn't because of machine errors, which is what the new count is designed to catch, but because of voters who fill out their ballots incorrectly.
Nominal distances are directly calculated from the positions of the reference point and the three axes, and machine errors appear as differences between the measured and nominal distances.
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.