Definition of Error correction code

1. Noun. (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.

Exact synonyms: Ecc
Category relationships: Telecommunication
Generic synonyms: Code, Computer Code
Specialized synonyms: Cyclic Redundancy Check

Lexicographical Neighbors of Error Correction Code

erringly
errings
erroneous
erroneous belief
erroneous projection
erroneously
erroneousness
erroneousnesses
error
error-prone
error-prone repair
error-ridden
error/mistake distinction
error bar
error catastrophe
error correction code (current term)
error function
error message
error messages
error of the first kind
error of the second kind
errorbar
errorbars
errored
errorfree
errorful
erroring
errorist
errorists
errorless

Literary usage of Error correction code

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Defend Your Data!: Guide to Data Recovery by David J. Stang (1991)
"... redundancy check (CRC) to detect errors in the previous five bytes of this ID field. The CRC bytes are also known as ECC -- error correction code. ..."

2. SAS 9.1 Scalable Performance Data Engine: Reference by SAS Institute, Institute SAS Institute (2004)
"RAID 5, also referred to as striping with rotating error correction code (ECC), has the best ratio of redundancy and performance versus cost on the other ..."

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