##  [Erasure Event](/erasure-event) 

  ##  [Erasure Event](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/erasure-event-0) 

  

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Definition

An occurrence in which a receiver detects a symbol or sample as unreliable and explicitly marks its position as missing (an erasure) for subsequent decoding or recovery, distinguishing it from an undetected erroneous symbol whose value is unknown and unflagged.