soft error

noun

A type of transient error where a signal or datum is momentarily wrong, caused for example by an ionizing particle striking a chip.

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Meanings

nounsoft error (plural soft errors)

plural soft errors

  1. businessA type of transient error where a signal or datum is momentarily wrong, caused for example by an ionizing particle striking a chip.
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