error correction code
- Noun:
- (Telecommunications) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits to detect and correct errors: An "error correction code" is a method used in data transmission and storage where additional bits (parity bits) are added to the original data. These extra bits allow the receiving system to identify and, in many cases, automatically correct errors that may have occurred during transmission or storage, ensuring data integrity.
- Noun:
- The satellite communication system uses a sophisticated error correction code to ensure data is received accurately despite signal interference.
- When you save a file to a DVD, an error correction code is often applied to protect the data from minor scratches on the disc's surface.
Forward Error Correction (FEC): A common application of error correction codes where the receiver can correct errors without requesting a retransmission of the data.
- The modem uses Forward Error Correction to maintain a stable connection over the noisy phone line.
Coding Theory: The field of mathematics and computer science that studies the properties and design of error correction codes.
- Her research in coding theory focuses on developing more efficient error correction codes for quantum computing.
Error Detection Code (Noun): A simpler coding system that can detect the presence of an error but cannot correct it.
- A simple checksum is an error detection code, not a full error correction code.
Parity Bit (Noun): A single bit added to a string of binary code to indicate whether the number of 1-bits is even or odd, serving as a basic form of error detection.
- The system added a parity bit as part of its basic error checking.
ECC (Abbreviation): A common abbreviation for "Error Correction Code."
- This memory module has ECC, which makes it more reliable for server use.
FEC Code (Noun): Short for Forward Error Correction code.
- The digital broadcast employs a powerful FEC code to handle atmospheric disturbances.
To apply an error correction code: The act of using an ECC on data.
- Before transmission, the software will apply an error correction code to the data packet.
To decode with error correction: The process of interpreting received data using its ECC to find and fix errors.
- The receiver will decode the signal with error correction to recover the original message.
- (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors