"404" meaning in English

See 404 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɔːɹəʊˌfɔː(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: En-au-404.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From the HTTP error status code 404, meaning Not Found, returned by a web server responding to a request for a URL at which no resource exists. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} 404 (not comparable)
  1. (computing, slang) Not found, especially of a web page on the Internet. Tags: not-comparable, slang Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-404-en-adj-Kf3pxKri Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 22 25 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔːɹəʊˌfɔː(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: En-au-404.ogg [Australia] Forms: 404s [plural]
Etymology: From the HTTP error status code 404, meaning Not Found, returned by a web server responding to a request for a URL at which no resource exists. Head templates: {{en-noun}} 404 (plural 404s)
  1. (computing) An error indicating that a web page could not be found. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-404-en-noun-qjBayIBK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 22 25 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (Nigeria, colloquial) Dog meat. Tags: Nigeria, colloquial
    Sense id: en-404-en-noun-YdifStfK Categories (other): Nigerian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 22 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: soft 404

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɔːɹəʊˌfɔː(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: En-au-404.ogg [Australia] Forms: 404s [present, singular, third-person], 404ing [participle, present], 404ed [participle, past], 404ed [past], 404'd [participle, past], 404'd [past]
Etymology: From the HTTP error status code 404, meaning Not Found, returned by a web server responding to a request for a URL at which no resource exists. Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=404'd}} 404 (third-person singular simple present 404s, present participle 404ing, simple past and past participle 404ed or 404'd)
  1. (computing) To return an error indicating that a web page could not be found. Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: four oh four
    Sense id: en-404-en-verb-ojjZzPP5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 22 25 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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