undetected error rate
undetected error rate
[¦ən·di′tek·təd ′er·ər ‚rāt] (communications)
The number of bits (or other units of information) which are received but are not detected or corrected by error-control equipment, divided by the total number of bits (or other units of information) transmitted. Also known as residual error rate.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.