equal-lengthcode
nounUK /ˈiː.kwəl lɛŋθ kəʊd/
US /ˈiː.kwəl lɛŋθ koʊd/
A code where every word has the same number of letters.
In an equal-lengthcode, every codeword is exactly five bits long.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A coding scheme in which all symbols are represented by bit strings of identical size.
The equal-lengthcode made decoding fast because each symbol took exactly eight bits.
3. A method of assigning identifiers so that every entry uses the same number of characters.
The database used an equal-lengthcode for product IDs to simplify sorting.
4. A telegraph or signal code where each character occupies the same time slot.
Engineers chose an equal-lengthcode to keep transmission timing predictable.