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404

/ˈfɔːɹəʊˌfɔː(ɹ)/ · adj

Meaning

  1. An error indicating that a web page could not be found.
  2. Not found, especially of a web page on the Internet.
  3. Dog meat.
  4. To return an error indicating that a web page could not be found.

Etymology / origin

From the HTTP error status code 404, meaning Not Found, returned by a web server responding to a request for a URL at which no resource exists.

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