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block code

block code noun: a type of error-correcting code that encodes messages divided into fixed-sized blocks to codewords with a specific length.

Noun

block code (plural block codes)

  1. (coding theory) A type of error-correcting code that encodes messages divided into fixed-sized blocks to codewords with a specific length.
    • Owing to their structure, linear codes are by far the predominant block codes in practical usage, and virtually all codes that will be considered in subsequent chapters are linear.2007, Ron M. Roth, “Linear Codes” (chapter 2), in Introduction to Coding Theory, second edition, Cambridge University Press, page 26

Forms of block code

pluralblock codes

Questions about block code

What does block code mean?
Block code means a type of error-correcting code that encodes messages divided into fixed-sized blocks to codewords with a specific length.
What part of speech is block code?
Block code is a noun.
What is the plural of block code?
The plural of block code is block codes.

Words near block code in the dictionary

  1. block chain
  2. block chains
  3. block cipher
  4. block ciphers
  5. block coal
  6. block code
  7. block codes
  8. block coefficient
  9. block coefficients
  10. block comment
  11. block comments

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