Error-Correcting Code
/ˈɛrər kəˈrɛktɪŋ koʊd/
noun … “Detect and fix data errors automatically.”
Turbo Codes
/ˈtɜːrboʊ koʊdz/
noun … “Iterative error-correcting codes approaching channel capacity.”
Low-Density Parity-Check
/ˌɛl diː piː siː/
noun … “Sparse code for near-Shannon-limit error correction.”
Reed-Solomon
/riːd ˈsɒləmən/
noun — "an error-correcting code that protects data against burst errors by adding redundant symbols."
Hamming Code
/ˈhæmɪŋ koʊd/
noun — "an error-correcting code that detects and corrects single-bit mistakes in data."
Error Correction
/ɛr·ər kəˈrɛk·ʃən/
noun — "the process of detecting and correcting errors in data transmission or storage"
Forward Error Correction
/ˌɛf iː ˈsiː/
noun … “forward error correction.”
FEC is a communication technique that improves reliability by adding carefully structured redundancy to transmitted data, allowing the receiver to detect and correct errors without asking the sender for retransmission. The key idea is anticipation … errors are expected, planned for, and repaired locally.