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id: 6620aeaa6aaa2807531e86f9
title: Task 14
challengeType: 19
dashedName: task-14
lang: en-US
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# --description--

The verb `encounter` means to meet or come across something, especially something unexpected. In programming, `encountering` an issue or a bug means coming across a problem while the code is running.

For example, `You might encounter an error if the user inputs the wrong type of data.` This sentence means that you may unexpectedly face or have to deal with an error.

# --questions--

## --text--

What does `encounter` mean in the context of programming?

## --answers--

To come across or face a problem unexpectedly

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To solve a problem quickly

### --feedback--

While `encountering` a problem often leads to solving it, the word `encounter` itself means to come across a problem, not to solve it.

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To write code without errors

### --feedback--

`Encountering` refers to coming across problems, not writing code that is free of errors.

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To ignore a problem in the code

### --feedback--

`Encountering` a problem means coming across it, not ignoring it.

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