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soft error

type of error where a signal or datum is wrong
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soft error

Summary

soft error is a type of error[1]. It draws 290 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_error category, ranking #7 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • soft error's instance of is recorded as type of error[3].
  • soft error is a type of error[4].
  • soft error comprises single-event upset[5].
  • soft error's different from is recorded as software bug[6].
  • soft error's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as error detection and correction[7].

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Definition and Type

soft error's instance of is recorded as type of error[3]. It is a type of error[4].

Use and Application

soft error comprises single-event upset[5].

Why It Matters

soft error draws 290 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_error category, ranking #7 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . cs.princeton.edu. cs.princeton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). soft error. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/soft-error
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_soft-error_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{soft error}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/soft-error}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Different from → software bug
    Handled, mitigated, or managed by → error detection and correction
    Has parts → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007585894805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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