error correction code

Scheme for controlling errors in data over noisy communication channels

EntityQ55611017

Also known as error correcting code · error-correcting code

Subclass of: code
, error detection and correction

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In computing, telecommunication, information theory, and coding theory, forward error correction (FEC) or channel coding is a technique used for controlling errors in data transmission over unreliable or noisy communication channels.

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Different from: ECC criterion used: short name, acronym, initialism, or abbreviation not unique
elliptic curve cryptography
Has characteristic: redundancy relative to: payload
Has use: forward error correction
Short name: ECC

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