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Specialty Expressions: HAMMING CODE

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Hamming codeBusinessAn error-detecting and error-correcting binary code, used in data transmission, that can (a) detect all single- and double-bit errors and (b) correct all single-bit errors. Note: A Hamming code satisfies the relation 2 ≥ n +1, where n is the total number of bits in the block, k is the number of information bits in the block, and m is the number of check bits in the block, where m = n- k. (references)
Hamming codeComputingHamming code Extra, redundant bits added to stored or transmitted data for the purposes of error detection and correction. Hamming codes provide a great improvement in the reliability of data from distant space probes, where it is impractical, because of the long transmission delay, to correct errors by requesting retransmission. [Detail?] (1995-03-14). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing..

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