past participle of take exception

(programming) An exception that is not declared in the signature of a method, but results in an abort with a stack trace.

plural of unchecked exception

(education, psychology) Twice-exceptional.

(education, psychology) Being a gifted student with some form of disability (dyslexia, autism spectrum disorder etc.), thus considered exceptional both because of one's giftedness and special needs.

(business) A style of business management that focuses on identifying and handling cases that deviate from the norm.

(Scotland, law) A ground of objection that applies to an individual and prevents them from doing something which, except for their conduct or situation, they would be allowed to do.

plural of state of exception

(law, philosophy) A condition in which ordinary laws or norms have been suspended by a political authority.

(programming) An exception (error condition) when handled by a debugger, such that the programmer has the first chance to study it; such an exception would otherwise proceed to a handler or (in its absence) crash the program.