What is the purpose of using the "@" symbol before $_GET variables in PHP code?

Using the "@" symbol before $_GET variables in PHP code suppresses any error messages that may occur if the variable is not set. This can be useful to prevent displaying error messages to users or to handle cases where the variable may not always be set. 

$value = @$_GET['variable_name'];

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PHP error suppression $_GET security input validation

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