comma-freecode
nounUK /ˈkɒmə ˈfriːkəʊd/
US /ˈkɑːmə ˈfriːkoʊd/
A comma-free code is a special set of word patterns where you can find the starting point without any extra marks.
Scientists used a comma-free code to read the long string of letters correctly.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A coding scheme in which no valid codeword appears as part of two adjacent codewords.
The comma-free code prevented the message from being split in the wrong place.
3. A set of triples of letters used in biology to model how DNA sequences can be read without commas.
The comma-free code helped explain how cells find the right reading frame on a gene.
4. Any code designed so that a stream of symbols can be parsed uniquely without separator characters.
Engineers chose a comma-free code so the receiver could lock onto the signal quickly.