recallerror
nounUK /rɪˈkɔːlˌerə/
US /rɪˈkɔːlˌerər/
A mistake you make when you try to remember something.
I made a recall error and called my teacher by my mom's name.
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2. A wrong answer given because your memory played a trick on you.
The quiz was tricky, and his recall error cost him a point.
3. When a company remembers something incorrectly about a product it took back.
The toy company fixed a recall error in its safety notice.
4. A computer mistake that happens when it tries to fetch stored information.
The program crashed because of a recall error in its memory.