Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hard error

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: hard er-ror
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of error which persists even after power-cycling the equipment; associated with permanent physical damage to the equipment's hardware (for instance, from a latch-up).

Inflected Forms

hard errors (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

firm error soft error

Questions

What does hard error mean?: A type of error which persists even after power-cycling the equipment; associated with permanent physical damage to the equipment's hardware (for instance, from a latch-up).

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