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36 changes: 21 additions & 15 deletions doc/api/errors.md
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Expand Up @@ -1831,8 +1831,13 @@ unknown file extension.

Creation of a [`zlib`][] object failed due to incorrect configuration.

[`'uncaughtException'`]: process.html#process_event_uncaughtexception
### MODULE_NOT_FOUND
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  1. Should not this be ### ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND and be placed in a sorted way?
  2. It seems this doc does need <a id=... fragments.

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I believe the actual error name is currently just MODULE_NOT_FOUND.

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So this is the first error name out of the common name pattern?

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It is very unfortunate that this does not have the ERR_ prefix :-(

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The code is 7 years old so we can't blame anyone for that : 3f987cd

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This definitely needs to include the <a id="#MODULE_NOT_FOUND"></a> anchor


A module file could not be resolved while attempting a [`require()`][] or
`import` operation.

[`--force-fips`]: cli.html#cli_force_fips
[`'uncaughtException'`]: process.html#process_event_uncaughtexception
[`child_process`]: child_process.html
[`cipher.getAuthTag()`]: crypto.html#crypto_cipher_getauthtag
[`Class: assert.AssertionError`]: assert.html#assert_class_assert_assertionerror
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[`dgram.createSocket()`]: dgram.html#dgram_dgram_createsocket_options_callback
[`ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE`]: #ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE
[`EventEmitter`]: events.html#events_class_eventemitter
[`fs`]: fs.html
[`fs.readdir`]: fs.html#fs_fs_readdir_path_options_callback
[`fs.readFileSync`]: fs.html#fs_fs_readfilesync_path_options
[`fs.symlink()`]: fs.html#fs_fs_symlink_target_path_type_callback
[`fs.symlinkSync()`]: fs.html#fs_fs_symlinksync_target_path_type
[`fs.unlink`]: fs.html#fs_fs_unlink_path_callback
[`hash.digest()`]: crypto.html#crypto_hash_digest_encoding
[`hash.update()`]: crypto.html#crypto_hash_update_data_inputencoding
[`readable._read()`]: stream.html#stream_readable_read_size_1
[`server.close()`]: net.html#net_server_close_callback
[`sign.sign()`]: crypto.html#crypto_sign_sign_privatekey_outputformat
[`stream.pipe()`]: stream.html#stream_readable_pipe_destination_options
[`stream.push()`]: stream.html#stream_readable_push_chunk_encoding
[`stream.unshift()`]: stream.html#stream_readable_unshift_chunk
[`stream.write()`]: stream.html#stream_writable_write_chunk_encoding_callback
[`Writable`]: stream.html#stream_class_stream_writable
[`subprocess.kill()`]: child_process.html#child_process_subprocess_kill_signal
[`subprocess.send()`]: child_process.html#child_process_subprocess_send_message_sendhandle_options_callback
[`fs.readFileSync`]: fs.html#fs_fs_readfilesync_path_options
[`fs.readdir`]: fs.html#fs_fs_readdir_path_options_callback
[`fs.unlink`]: fs.html#fs_fs_unlink_path_callback
[`fs`]: fs.html
[`http`]: http.html
[`https`]: https.html
[`libuv Error handling`]: http://docs.libuv.org/en/v1.x/errors.html
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[`new URLSearchParams(iterable)`]: url.html#url_constructor_new_urlsearchparams_iterable
[`process.send()`]: process.html#process_process_send_message_sendhandle_options_callback
[`process.setUncaughtExceptionCaptureCallback()`]: process.html#process_process_setuncaughtexceptioncapturecallback_fn
[`readable._read()`]: stream.html#stream_readable_read_size_1
[`require()`]: modules.html#modules_require
[`require('crypto').setEngine()`]: crypto.html#crypto_crypto_setengine_engine_flags
[`server.listen()`]: net.html#net_server_listen
[`server.close()`]: net.html#net_server_close_callback
[`sign.sign()`]: crypto.html#crypto_sign_sign_privatekey_outputformat
[`stream.pipe()`]: stream.html#stream_readable_pipe_destination_options
[`stream.push()`]: stream.html#stream_readable_push_chunk_encoding
[`stream.unshift()`]: stream.html#stream_readable_unshift_chunk
[`stream.write()`]: stream.html#stream_writable_write_chunk_encoding_callback
[`subprocess.kill()`]: child_process.html#child_process_subprocess_kill_signal
[`subprocess.send()`]: child_process.html#child_process_subprocess_send_message_sendhandle_options_callback
[`Writable`]: stream.html#stream_class_stream_writable
[`zlib`]: zlib.html
[ES6 module]: esm.html
[Node.js Error Codes]: #nodejs-error-codes
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