404

[fawr-oh-fawr]

noun

1. Also called 404 error. Computers.,  an error message sent by a web server to a browser when the user has typed an incorrect URL, tried to access a web page that is no longer available, or clicked on a broken link on a web page.

   They must have taken down their website;

   I keep getting that annoying “404 - File Not Found” message.

2. Slang.,  a person who is stupid or uninformed.

404

/ ˌfɔːəʊˈfɔː /

noun

1. slang,  a stupid or ineffectual person

Word History and Origins

Origin of 404¹

First recorded in 1995–2000

Word History and Origins

Origin of 404¹

C21: from the Internet error message `404 Not Found'

Example Sentences

By comparing surrounding layers of ash, they determined that the remains date back roughly 404,000 years to a notably warm phase of the Middle Pleistocene Epoch.

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Its total project pipeline is more than 404 megawatts.

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Efua Mensah, a designer in Accra, who shipped 404 dresses to the US this year, says: "Sometimes, dresses arrive late because of customs issues or courier backlog."

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In the third, after the Cardinals leveled the score on Nolan Gorman’s two-run homer off Emmet Sheehan an inning earlier, Muncy went deep again, whacking an elevated fastball 404 feet for a two-run blast.

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Both Oliver and The Onion, meanwhile, choose to partner with independent media creators like The Handbasket and 404 Media, giving their work a megaphone and reminding audiences of what they can choose to support.

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