"error correct" meaning in All languages combined

See error correct on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: error corrects [present, singular, third-person], error correcting [participle, present], error corrected [participle, past], error corrected [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from error correction. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|error correction}} Back-formation from error correction Head templates: {{en-verb}} error correct (third-person singular simple present error corrects, present participle error correcting, simple past and past participle error corrected)
  1. (computing) To debug. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-error_correct-en-verb-~8caGokr Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 75 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (by extension) To rectify mistakes. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-error_correct-en-verb-R8hno0DG

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