error
n.
1. an instance in which a program fails to run or runs incorrectly because the program or its input data is incorrect.
2. the difference between a digital representation of a value and its exact value.
3. the difference between a predicted value and its actual value.
ERROR (SAS word)
Data step statement.
error code
n.
a return code in which a nonzero value indicates an error condition.
error condition
n.
an unintended state of a program that results from an error in the execution of the program.
error control
n.
the term ? or ??, used with an informat to indicate that invalid input values should not generate error messages or should not be treated as an error condition.
error message
n.
1. a text message that indicates the presence of an error.
2. such a message generated by the SAS supervisor, a procedure, etc., and written in the log or displayed in the message line, preceded by the word ERROR.