snowballerror
nounUK /ˈsnəʊbɔːl ˈerə/
US /ˈsnoʊbɔːl ˈerər/
A snowball error is a mistake that starts small and gets bigger and bigger.
The tiny typo became a snowball error when it spread to every page of the report.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computing fault that multiplies as data is copied or shared.
The corrupted file caused a snowball error across the backup servers.
3. A small misunderstanding that grows into a big argument.
Their snowball error over dinner turned into a week-long fight.
4. A minor accounting slip that snowballs into a large financial discrepancy.
One misplaced decimal created a snowball error in the budget.