"exception handler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: exception handlers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} exception handler (plural exception handlers)
  1. (computing) A method or subroutine that handles an exception. Translations (Translations): Ausnahmebehandler [masculine] (German), 例外ハンドラ (reigai handora) (alt: れいがいハンドラ) (Japanese)

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