error detection
Finding what's wrong
Error detection is the process of identifying mistakes or faults in data, systems, or transmissions.
In computing and telecommunications, error detection methods like checksums and parity bits verify that information hasn't been corrupted: The system flagged a checksum mismatch during error detection.
The term applies broadly to any systematic checking for problems, from proofreading to quality control.
- checksumError-detecting calculated value
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- verificationProving something accurate
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- sanity checkVerification of basic soundness
quality assurance · data integrity · data validation · CRC · linting · redundancy · red flag · double-checking · false positive · peer review · audit trail · typo · mismatch · discrepancy · quality control · bug · test case · alert
- editingediting, cut, copy, paste, delete
- Quality ControlQA, QC, calipers, micrometers, quality check
- information theoryentropy, bit, bits, information theory, binary digit
- Data LinkMAC, MAC address, Ethernet, PPP, LLC
- error correctionchecksum, CRC, FEC, redundancy, codeword
- fault toleranceredundancy, failover, failsafe, fail-safe, disaster recovery
error detectionerror correction
Fixing identified mistakes
error handling · debugging · error prevention · troubleshooting · patching
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