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error correction code

error correction code

4.3
A way of adding extra information to data so small errors can be found and fixed
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : código de corrección de errores
  • Error correction codes improve data integrity by adding extra bits that help detect and fix transmission errors.

Examples

  • The error-correction code (ECC) implemented for the C-SRAMs corrects single-bit errors and detects two-bit errors.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The error correction code allows the system to identify and correct any mistakes made during data transfer.

  • ECC stands for Error Correction Code, which essentially means the RAM uses clever tricks and specialized code to find and even correct in real time errors in memory.

  • Many modern storage devices incorporate an error correction code to ensure that data is accurately retrieved.

Synonyms

ECC
vserror correction code
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A system that finds and fixes errors in computer data using extra bits

is the full technical term rather than the shorter acronym form
FEC
vserror correction code
  • Specialized
8.2

Extra data added to a signal so receivers can find and fix errors

also applies to storage as well as to transmission
Hamming code
vserror correction code
  • Specialized
7.0

A method that adds extra bits to digital data to find and fix one-bit errors

is broader, not limited to correcting only single bit errors

How Effective

error correction code
  • Specialized
4.3
Hamming code
  • Specialized
7.0
to checksum
  • Specialized
6.3
parity bit
  • Specialized
6.2

Surface Forms

error correction code singular
error correction codes plural

Morphology

error + correction + code

The phrase is fully compositional: combining 'error' (mistake), 'correction' (making right) and 'code' (a coded system) yields the clear idea of a code used to correct errors, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer its basic function. Technical specifics (parity/check bits, algorithms) are specialized, but the general meaning is transparently derived and mirrors similar constructions in other languages.

Etymology

Error correction code comes from the simple idea shown in its parts error, correction, and code: you add extra signs to a message so someone can spot and fix mistakes. Those extra signs let machines 'detect' and 'correct' errors when data is being 'sent' or stored, so the name means a system that finds and fixes data mistakes.