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stderr

stderr noun: standard error: a stream to which error messages are sent, often the same stream as stdout.

Noun

stderr (uncountable)

  1. Standard error: a stream to which error messages are sent, often the same stream as stdout.

Forms of stderr

alternative formstandard error
alternative formstandard err

Questions about stderr

What does stderr mean?
Stderr means standard error: a stream to which error messages are sent, often the same stream as stdout.
What part of speech is stderr?
Stderr is a noun.

Words near stderr in the dictionary

  1. STCAs
  2. stchi
  3. STCs
  4. STCW
  5. std
  6. stderr
  7. stdin
  8. stdout
  9. STDs
  10. Ste
  11. Ste.

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