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Data corruption

nounid 2210·updated May 12, 2026
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Errors in computer data that occur during writing, reading, storage, transmission, or processing, which introduce unintended changes to the original data.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

50%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Data corruptions
possessive
Data corruption's
pluralpossessive
Data corruptions'

Framework definitions

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
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Errors in computer data that occur during writing, reading, storage, transmission, or processing, which introduce unintended changes to the original data.

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