Definition:Binary Code

Definition

A binary code is a character encoding consisting of a set of codewords which are all a sequence of instances of $0$ and $1$.

It is usual in a given binary code for each of the codewords to be the same length.

Also see

• Definition:Error-Correcting Code
• Definition:ASCII
• Definition:Baudot Code
• Definition:Gray Code

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Sources

• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): binary code