For me, inconsistent tends to imply a silent error, and corruption tends to imply one that is immediately noticed. I know that isn't accurate, but the tendency

For me, inconsistent tends to imply a silent error, and corruption tends to imply one that is immediately noticed. I know that isn't accurate, but the tendency for it to be true, actually makes the word inconsistent upset me more than corruption. I know how to fix bad data, trying to track down a soft error that is hard to reproduce is the subject of my nightmares.