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error-correcting code [′er·ər kə¦rek·tiŋ ′kōd] (computer science) Data representation that allows for error detection and error correction if the error is of a specific kind. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It may improve the design of mathematical procedures called error-correcting codes used in computers to interpret noisy data. When the late Claude Shannon launched the theory of error-correcting codes in the 1940s, high-dimensional sphere packing instantly became a hot topic, Cohn says. Error-correcting code (ECC) support for enhanced system reliability. |
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