Error Correction Code (Noun)
Meaning
(telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The data transmission system used an error correction code to detect any errors that occurred during the transfer of information.
- Engineers preferred to use the Hamming error correction code as it provided greater protection against data corruption.
- A common error correction code is the Reed-Solomon code, widely used in satellite broadcasting and storage devices.
- Developed by Claude Shannon, the Hamming code is one of the first practical error correction codes used in digital communication systems.
- This advanced optical disc storage technology employs an efficient error correction code to ensure reliable data storage and retrieval.