What distinguishes Error from other exception types in programming languages?

In Java, Error is a class of exceptions that represents serious problems, usually related to the virtual machine (JVM), such as OutOfMemoryError or StackOverflowError. Unlike other exceptions (for example, Exception), Error is not meant to be handled in application code, as they indicate errors from which the program typically cannot recover.

Main differences:

• Error — serious errors related to the system or JVM, not recommended to catch and handle.
• Exception — exceptions that can be handled and recovered from in the program.

Example:

try {
    // code that might throw an exception
} catch (Exception e) {
    // handle the exception
}
// Errors are usually not caught