Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soft error

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: soft- er-ror
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

soft errors (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

firm error hard error

Questions

What does soft error mean?: 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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