error-control code

noun

UK /ˈerə kənˈtrəʊl kəʊd/

US /ˈerər kənˈtroʊl koʊd/

A special set of rules that helps a computer find and fix mistakes in information.

The app uses an error-control code so your message still arrives correctly even if part of it gets scrambled.

SYNONYMS

error-correcting code error-detecting code check code parity code

RELATED WORDS

checksum redundancy data integrity decoding

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A coding method that adds extra bits so a receiver can detect errors in transmitted data.

Engineers added an error-control code to the satellite link to catch transmission errors.

3. A scheme used in storage devices to recover corrupted data.

The hard drive relies on an error-control code to repair damaged sectors.

4. A mathematical technique for verifying that digital information was not changed.

The protocol applies an error-control code before sending the file over the network.