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self-checking code

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self-checking code [′self ¦chek·iŋ ′kōd]
(computer science)
An encoding of data so designed and constructed that an invalid code can be rapidly detected; this permits the detection, but not the correction, of almost all errors. Also known as error-checking code; error-detecting code.


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Similarly, self-checking code can be automatically generated to test library functions, and randomly generated input data ensures that the library functions operate correctly with a wide range of inputs.
 
 
 
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