FATAL ERROR
\fˈe͡ɪtə͡l ˈɛɹə], \fˈeɪtəl ˈɛɹə], \f_ˈeɪ_t_əl ˈɛ_ɹ_ə]\
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Any error which causesabrupt termination of the program. The program may beterminated either by itself or by the operating system (a"fatal exception"). In the former instance, the programcontains code which catches the error and, as a result,returns to the operating system or calls an operating systemservice to terminate the program.
By Denis Howe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).