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# an id-ten-t error

phrase (noun phrase; jargon, joke)

«an id-ten-t error» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

(joke, IT slang) a mistake caused by the user, not the computer: «ID10T» spells «idiot».

### In the lessons

Computer help-desk joke, mostly US, also UK; used in tickets and chat among tech staff to mock users quietly.

### Examples

- The tech wrote «id-ten-t error» on the ticket and closed it.
- It wasn't a bug — just an ID10T error.
- Chat: «Printer broken? Nope, ID-ten-T error — it wasn't switched on.»
- Help-desk joke: «Problem exists between keyboard and chair.»
- Don't call a customer's problem an ID10T error to their face!
- Tech blog: «Most calls to the help desk turn out to be ID10T errors.»

### Note

Stands for «user is an idiot». Written ID10T (with 1 and 0) or «id-ten-t». Rude if the user understands it. Not a real computer error code.