Error detecting code definitions

error detecting code

a redundant code in which the rules of construction permit the automatic detection of certain errors which have been produced during recording, processing or transfer of information, when these errors have caused a deviation from the rules
Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=702-05-19

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Error-detecting Code

Code that can detect transmission errors through analysis of received data based on the adherence of the data to appropriate structural guidelines.
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22803

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