TERMIUM Plus®

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BLOCK CODE [2 records]

Record 1 2012-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

A code in which a number of digits are taken into the encoder at a time and then output as a codeword consisting of a greater number of digits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
DEF

Code de détection ou de correction d'erreur qui véhicule un nombre fixe de chiffres (blocs).

Spanish

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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)
01.02.36 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

error detection code having a fixed length code format, wherein k message bits are accompanied by c parity bits to form an n-bit block code (n = k + c)

OBS

block code: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-1:2008].

French

Spanish

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