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[ fawr-oh-fawr, fohr-oh-fohr ]

/ ˈfɔr oʊˈfɔr, ˈfoʊr oʊˈfoʊr /

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noun

Also called 404 error .Computers. an error message sent by a web server to a browser when the user has typed an incorrect URL, tried to access a web page that is no longer available, or clicked on a broken link on a web page: They must have taken down their website; I keep getting that annoying “404 - File Not Found” message.

Slang. a person who is stupid or uninformed.

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Words nearby 404

3G, 3H, 3-hydroxytyramine, 401(k), 401(k) plan, 404, 411, 420, 45, 4-alpha-d-glucanotransferase, 4EVA

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How to use 404 in a sentence

If you are noticing indexing issues in Google Search starting around a month ago, or if you see a spike in soft 404s around that time frame, this change may be related to that.
Google now does soft 404 detection by device type|Barry Schwartz|July 9, 2021|Search Engine Land
When this happens, Google will flag those pages as soft 404s and treat the URL as a real 404 and not index the page.
Google now does soft 404 detection by device type|Barry Schwartz|July 9, 2021|Search Engine Land
However, there are ways through which you can use 404s to boost your SEO, as in some situations, it is not a broken link but an error by the user that can cause them.
Guide to using interactive 404s to boost your SEO|Amanda Jerelyn|September 24, 2020|Search Engine Watch
Hence it would be great for your 404s to include a sitemap on them.
Guide to using interactive 404s to boost your SEO|Amanda Jerelyn|September 24, 2020|Search Engine Watch

Lastly, I would like to share some guidelines with you to help you avoid 404s where you can possibly manage to reduce them.
Guide to using interactive 404s to boost your SEO|Amanda Jerelyn|September 24, 2020|Search Engine Watch
Have I given-404--vol ii- cause, ask you, and take scandal when I have done?
Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth|Lucy Aikin

British Dictionary definitions for 404

404

/ (ˌfɔːəʊˈfɔː) /

noun

slang a stupid or ineffectual person

Word Origin for 404

C21: from the Internet error message `404 Not Found'

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