![Crypto Terms Glossary: What is RaptorQ? Crypto Terms Glossary: What is RaptorQ?](/img/137/1166/what-is-raptorq-sm.webp)
Sometimes used on blockchains, RaptorQ is a form of erasure encoding used in computer science to separate data into encoded fragments (data blocks) so it can be securely sent to another location. RaptorQ's encoding and decoding processes allow data to move in a more efficient manner than most alternatives. In the event that data is lost or corrupted during transmission, RaptorQ's forward error correction (FEC) technology will enable you to recover and reconstruct it with a high probability of success.