Exception

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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An event that occurs during the performance of the process that causes a diversion from the normal flow of the process. Exceptions are generated by an unanticipated event within a process due to an undefined or unknown input, undefined or unexpected outcome, or unforeseen sequencing of a task or event.

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Classifications

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Entity Type

Event75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: exclusion
plural: Exceptions
possessive: Exception's
pluralpossessive: Exceptions'

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