hamming code
nounUK /ˈhæmɪŋ kəʊd/
US /ˈhæmɪŋ koʊd/
A hamming code is a special set of rules that helps computers find and fix small mistakes in data.
The engineer used a hamming code to correct errors in the transmitted message.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A linear error-correcting code that can detect and correct single-bit errors using redundant parity bits.
Hamming codes are widely used in computer memory to prevent data corruption.
3. A family of codes invented by Richard Hamming in 1950 for reliable digital communication.
The Hamming(7,4) code encodes four data bits into seven bits.
4. A method of adding extra bits to data so that errors can be found and fixed automatically.
By applying a hamming code, the system recovered the original file despite noise on the line.