---
title: description
framework: system
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: system/errno/description
---

# description

A textual representation of the most recent error returned by a system call.

## Declaration

```swift
var description: String { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The corresponding C function is strerror(3).

## See Also

### Debugging

- [debugDescription](system/errno/debugdescription.md)