在计算机程序运行过程中发生的一种不希望有的或意料之外的停机，一般是由于编码失误、硬件故障或操作者的错误而引起的。参阅run。 In computing, an unwanted or unforeseen halt in a program run, due to faulty coding, hardware errors or operator mistakes.
动作倒错，失误动作一种如口误等被认为能揭示潜意识动机的小错误 A minor error, such as a slip of the tongue, thought to reveal a subconscious motive.
旅游公司的失误使我的假日泡汤了。 The travel company's failure bust up my holiday.
即使在胜负极为接近的选举当中，多数民意测验人员都测出了胜利者。胜负差距往往与点票结果接近。测验失误的人也所差微乎其微。 Even in closely contested elections, most of the pollsters have called the winners, often by margins close to vote tally. And the pollsters who missed were off by a hair.