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{{Distinguish|Error correction code}}
 
In [[computing]], an '''error code''' (or a '''return code''') is a numeric or [[Alphanumericals|alphanumeric]] code that indicates the nature of an error and, when possible, why it occurred.fgcffffh<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/e/errorcode.htm|title=What is an Error Code?|website=ComputerHope.com |access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> Error codes can be reported to end users of software, returned from [[Communication protocol|communication protocols]], or used within programs as a method of representing anomalous conditions.
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/e/errorcode.htm|title=What is an Error Code?|website=ComputerHope.com |access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> Error codes can be reported to end users of software, returned from [[Communication protocol|communication protocols]], or used within programs as a method of representing anomalous conditions.
 
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