Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

firm error

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: fir-m er-ror
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of error where a signal or datum becomes wrong and remains wrong until the equipment is power-cycled, but does not physically damage the equipment's hardware.

Inflected Forms

firm errors (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hard error soft error

Questions

What does firm error mean?: A type of error where a signal or datum becomes wrong and remains wrong until the equipment is power-cycled, but does not physically damage the equipment's hardware.

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