systematic error-checking code

systematic error-checking code

[‚sis·tə′mad·ik ′er·ər ¦chek·iŋ ‚kōd]

(computer science)

A type of self-checking code in which a valid character consists of the minimum number of digits needed to identify the character and distinguish it from any other valid character, and a set of check digits which maintain a minimum specified signal distance between any two valid characters. Also known as group code.

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