off-by-one error
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off-by-one error
noun off-by-one errors
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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.
Similar: off-by-one bug, OBOE, OBO
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| Deutsch | Um-eins-daneben-Fehler, Off-by-one-Fehler, Off-by-one-Error |
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| Русский | ошибка на единицу ošibka na jedinicu, ошибка неучтённой единицы ošibka neučtjónnoj jedinicy |
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