Mismatch refers to a failure to correspond or match. This can be ambiguous. More-specific tags such as [type-mismatch] or [inputmismatchexception] may be more appropriate.
The Oxford Dictionary defines mismatch:
- (n) A bad match; a failure to correspond or match, a discrepancy.
- (v) To match (in various senses) badly, unsuitably, or incorrectly.
This term applies to computing in many senses that are consistent with the definition of the word, so as a tag it is ambiguous.
Where appropriate, a more specific tag should be used. For example: