Category:Definitions/Error-Correcting Codes

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An error-correcting code is a form of encryption that identifies transmission errors, and corrects messages corrupted during transmission.

This is usually done by making the transmitted codeword contain extra characters whose purpose is to detect whether the codeword has been corrupted during transmission.