<doc>
	<legacy_id>261</legacy_id>
	<term>standard error</term>
	<definition><p>The place where a program sends any error messages it generates. </p>
<p></p>
<p>Usually, the standard error is the <glossary tag="command line">command-line</glossary> window by default. On <glossary tag="Unix">Unix systems</glossary>, the standard error can be redirected to a file, a printer, or another destination.</p></definition>
	<categories>
	 	<category>The System Environment</category>
	</categories>
	<synonyms>
	 	<synonym>stderr</synonym>
	 	<synonym>standard error</synonym>
	 	<synonym>stderr's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>standard error's</synonym>
	</synonyms>
</doc>