exceptions

ex-cep-tions · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of exception; people or things excluded from a general statement or rule.

  2. 2.

    Cases that do not follow the usual pattern.

  3. 3.

    (Computing) Error conditions that interrupt normal program execution.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    no exceptions — applying to everyone without exclusion
  • •
    with few exceptions — almost universally; with only rare cases differing
  • •
    handle exceptions — (computing) to deal with error conditions

Related words

Antonyms: norms, rules, standards
See also: anomalies, exception, exceptional, rules
Synonyms: anomalies, deviations, exclusions, irregularities

Etymology

Plural of "exception," from Latin "exceptio" (exception, objection).