underrecording
Failing to capture
Underrecording is the failure to fully document or register something, resulting in counts or records that fall short of actual numbers.
Medical conditions may be underrecorded when patients don't seek treatment or doctors miss diagnoses.
Crime statistics suffer from underrecording when incidents go unreported.
The study found significant underrecording of workplace injuries.
Not officially documented
- undocumentedNot officially recorded
- unregisteredNot formally recorded
- untrackedHaving no recorded path
- unrecordedNot written down
overlooked · missed · omitted · skipped · bypassed · left out · unnoticed · unacknowledged
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- neglectFailure to provide care
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- inattentionLack of focus
- laxityLack of strictness
slackness · dereliction · irresponsibility · remissness · heedlessness · unmindfulness · disregard · noncompliance
Act of wiping away
- silencedRendered unable to speak
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- invisibilityState of being unseen
suppression · whitewashing · unwritten · underrepresented · oral tradition · subaltern
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- backup failureContingency system breakdown
- overwriteReplace stored data
- system crashComplete operational breakdown
Tally that's too low
- underestimateJudge too low
- sampling biasSystematic error from unrepresentative samples
- measurement errorDeviation from true value
unreported
Not officially documented
- undocumentedNot officially recorded
- unregisteredNot formally recorded
- untrackedHaving no recorded path
unrecorded · overlooked · missed · omitted · skipped · bypassed · left out · unnoticed · unacknowledged · unlogged
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- neglectFailure to provide care
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- inattentionLack of focus
laxity · slackness · dereliction · irresponsibility · remissness · heedlessness · unmindfulness · disregard · noncompliance
erasure
Act of wiping away
- silencedRendered unable to speak
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
invisibility · suppression · whitewashing · unwritten · underrepresented · oral tradition · subaltern
data loss
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- backup failureContingency system breakdown
- overwriteReplace stored data
undercount
Tally that's too low
- underestimateJudge too low
- sampling biasSystematic error from unrepresentative samples
- measurement errorDeviation from true value
underrecordingovercounting
Tallying more than exists
overreporting · overestimation · overstatement · inflation · exaggeration
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