stderr

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noun

Standard error: a stream to which error messages are sent, often the same stream as stdout.

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Meanings

nounstderr (uncountable)

alternative standard error · alternative standard err

  1. uncountablecomputingStandard error: a stream to which error messages are sent, often the same stream as stdout.
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APA

stderr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stderr

MLA

“stderr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stderr. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stderr,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stderr.

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