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mini spec: errors #1996

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any
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#### Errors

The predeclared type `error` is defined as

```go
type error interface {
Error() string
}
```

It is the conventional interface for representing an `error` condition, with the nil value representing no error. For instance, a function to read data from a file might be defined:

```go
func Read(f *File, b []byte) (n int, err error)
```

### Classes

TODO (classfile)
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Program execution begins by [initializing the program](#program-initialization) and then invoking the function `main` in package `main`. When that function invocation returns, the program exits. It does not wait for other (non-main) goroutines to complete.


## Errors
### Run-time panics¶

TODO