Definition:Error-Detecting Code
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Definition
An error-detecting code is a form of encryption that identifies transmission errors, but cannot necessarily correct them.
This sort of code is convenient when it is easy to resend the message.
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Sources
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): error-detecting code