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prefix coding

prefix coding noun: a coding system that uses (typically variable-length) codes that are distinguished by their "prefix property", which requires that there is no code word in the system that is a prefix (initial segment) of any other code word in the system.

Noun

prefix coding (plural prefix codings)

  1. A coding system that uses (typically variable-length) codes that are distinguished by their "prefix property", which requires that there is no code word in the system that is a prefix (initial segment) of any other code word in the system.
    • A prefix coding can use a code with code words {9, 55}, as it has the prefix property. However, a code consisting of {9, 5, 59, 55} is not allowed, as "5" is a prefix of "59" and also of "55".

Forms of prefix coding

pluralprefix codings
alternative formprefix code

Words that rhyme with prefix coding

Questions about prefix coding

What does prefix coding mean?
Prefix coding means a coding system that uses (typically variable-length) codes that are distinguished by their "prefix property", which requires that there is no code word in the system that is a prefix (initial segment) of any other code word in the system.
What part of speech is prefix coding?
Prefix coding is a noun.
What is the plural of prefix coding?
The plural of prefix coding is prefix codings.

Words near prefix coding in the dictionary

  1. prefitted
  2. prefitting
  3. prefix
  4. prefix code
  5. prefix codes
  6. prefix coding
  7. prefix codings
  8. prefix notation
  9. prefix tree
  10. prefix trees
  11. prefix'd

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