"logic error" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: logic errors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} logic error (plural logic errors)
  1. (programming) a case in which a programmer writes viable code that however produces undesired results Wikipedia link: en:logic error Categories (topical): Programming Hyponyms: off-by-one error Translations (logic error): logisk fejl [common-gender] (Danish)

Inflected forms

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