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off-by-one errors

off-by-one errors is the plural of off-by-one error.

Meaning of off-by-one error

Noun

off-by-one error (plural off-by-one errors)

  1. A logic error where a value, typically the number of iterations of a loop, is specified incorrectly, being either 1 less or 1 more than it should be.
    • Using an incorrect relational operator or an incorrect final value of a loop counter in the loop-continuation condition of a repetition statement causes an off-by-one error.2005, Harvey M. Deitel, Paul J. Deitel, C# for Programmers, second edition, Prentice Hall Professional, →ISBN, page 164
    Synonyms:
    off-by-one bug, OBOE, OBO

Questions about off-by-one errors

What is off-by-one errors the plural of?
Off-by-one errors is the plural of off-by-one error.

Words near off-by-one errors in the dictionary

  1. off-Broadway
  2. off-Broadways
  3. off-by-one bug
  4. off-by-one bugs
  5. off-by-one error
  6. off-by-one errors
  7. off-camera
  8. off-campus
  9. off-cast
  10. off-casting
  11. off-casts

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