Definitions
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- adjective computing, slang Not found, especially of a
web page on theinternet .
Etymologies
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From the HTTP error status code 404, meaning Not Found, returned by a web server responding to a request for a non-existent URL.
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lampbane commented on the word 404
Not found.
September 17, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word 404
See here.
November 7, 2008
reesetee commented on the word 404
Poor, poor web server.
November 10, 2008
bilby commented on the word 404
Couldn't you, kind of, find 403 first and then look behind it?
November 13, 2008
strev commented on the word 404
it's a train to the wild web
August 4, 2009
bilby commented on the word 404
Heyup, we have a new 404, try here.
November 23, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word 404
hah! It has a nice sign.
November 23, 2009
uselessness commented on the word 404
*listens to a's pronunciation*
...........................'d.
December 3, 2009
alexz commented on the word 404
I just noticed the Rhino painted its nails.
https://wordnik.com/404
April 28, 2015
vendingmachine commented on the word 404
What is that color... rhino red?
April 28, 2015
alexz commented on the word 404
At first, it looked like pink/purple, but today it looks orange. #theRhino
April 30, 2015
bilby commented on the word 404
BTW we've had the steampunk rhinos for a while, must be time for a change.
July 16, 2021
erinmckean commented on the word 404
good suggestion, bilby!
July 17, 2021
bilby commented on the word 404
There are 404s on a whole bunch of capitalised surnames. I've come across heaps recently. From memory, Cartier and Boulanger were among them.
August 26, 2021