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The phrase "a temporary error" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an error that is not permanent and may resolve itself after some time.
Example: "We apologize for the inconvenience, but it seems there is a temporary error with our website that we are currently addressing."
Alternatives: "a transient error" or "a momentary error".
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A transient fault is a temporary error in a circuit result.
If you're seeing a 'Temporary Error' message when you try to sign in to Gmail, it means that your mail is temporarily unavailable.
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"Due to a temporary system error, catch-up payments processed on July 14 and July 15 , 2014 were calculated or applied incorrectly to some PayPal Working Capital accounts," the PayPal Working Capital team told customers.
As explained by Amazon, some requests might fail and produce a Temporary Redirect (HTTP code 307 error) due to temporary routing errors which are caused by the use of alternative DNS names and request redirection techniques[13].
There was no evidence of reduced memory span following sub-chronic MDMA, but a temporary increase in omission errors on the OST was observed.
The feedback has to minimize its transient response to disturbances in addition to steady-state error; otherwise, a temporary overshoot of the p53 level may trigger unintended effects.
The resulting problem is highly nonlinear and solved with a modified Newton method (e.g., error-oriented) that specifically allows for a temporary increase of the residuals.
A temporary victory.
Or a temporary fix?
Is this a temporary slump?
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