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Block Check Character [2 records]

Record 1 2022-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Testing and Debugging
DEF

In an error detection system, a character added at the end of a message or transmission block to facilitate error detection.

OBS

block check character; BCC: designations standardized by ISO in collaboration with the International Electrotechnical Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Test et débogage
OBS

caractère de contrôle par bloc; BCC : désignations normalisées par l'ISO en collaboration avec la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Prueba y depuración
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Record 2 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
01.02.35 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

parity error checking character added to data for the purposes of detecting transmission errors

OBS

BCC; block check character: abbreviation, term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-1:2008].

French

Spanish

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