codecorrection
nounUK /ˈkəʊd kəˈrɛkʃən/
US /ˈkoʊd kəˈrɛkʃən/
Fixing mistakes in the instructions that tell a computer what to do.
The teacher showed us how codecorrection can make a game work properly again.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of changing written rules or laws to make them right.
The council voted for a codecorrection to update the old building rules.
3. A change made to a secret message so it can be read correctly.
The spy used codecorrection to fix the scrambled message.
4. The process of revising a set of symbols or signals to remove errors.
Engineers performed codecorrection on the radio signals before sending them.