"firm error" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: firm errors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} firm error (plural firm errors)
  1. (electronics, computing) A type of error where a signal or datum becomes wrong and stays wrong until the equipment is power-cycled, but does not physically damage the equipment's hardware. Categories (topical): Computing, Electronics Coordinate_terms: hard error, soft error

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