exception vs quirk

exception

noun
  • That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included. 

  • An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against. 

  • An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred. 

  • An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be raised ("thrown") by one part of the program and handled ("caught") by another part. 

  • The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule. 

quirk

noun
  • An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone. 

  • An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit. 

verb
  • To (cause to) move with a wry jerk. 

  • To furnish with a quirk or channel. 

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