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erasure code

erasure code noun: a forward-error-correction (FEC) code for the binary erasure channel, which transforms a message of k symbols into a longer message with n symbols such that the original message can be recovered from a subset of the n symbols.

Noun

erasure code (plural erasure codes)

  1. A forward-error-correction (FEC) code for the binary erasure channel, which transforms a message of k symbols into a longer message with n symbols such that the original message can be recovered from a subset of the n symbols.

Forms of erasure code

pluralerasure codes

Questions about erasure code

What does erasure code mean?
Erasure code means a forward-error-correction (FEC) code for the binary erasure channel, which transforms a message of k symbols into a longer message with n symbols such that the original message can be recovered from a subset of the n symbols.
What part of speech is erasure code?
Erasure code is a noun.
What is the plural of erasure code?
The plural of erasure code is erasure codes.

Words near erasure code in the dictionary

  1. Erastians
  2. erastin
  3. erastocate
  4. Erastus
  5. erasure
  6. erasure code
  7. erasure codes
  8. erasure poem
  9. erasure poems
  10. erasure poetry
  11. erasures

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