Hamming code

Noun

Meaning

Hamming code (plural Hamming codes)

(telecommunications) Any of a family of linear error-correcting codes that generalize the Hamming(7,4)-code invented by Richard Hamming in 1950.

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Examples

In this context, an extended Hamming code having one extra parity bit is often used. Source: Internet

Particularly popular is the (72,64) code, a truncated (127,120) Hamming code plus an additional parity bit, which has the same space overhead as a (9,8) parity code. Source: Internet

This way, it is possible to increase the minimum distance of the Hamming code to 4, which allows the decoder to distinguish between single bit errors and two-bit errors. Source: Internet

The parity-check matrix H of a Hamming code is constructed by listing all columns of length m that are pair-wise independent. Source: Internet

Using a Hamming code, stripes data at the bit level. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hammily hamminess hamming Hamming distance Hammitt hammochrysos