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Error correction code

Scheme for controlling errors in data over noisy communication channels

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 5, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
Source-derived summary

In computing, telecommunication, information theory, and coding theory, forward error correction (FEC) or channel coding is a technique used for controlling errors in data transmission over unreliable or noisy communication channels.

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The public source identifies “Error correction code” as scheme for controlling errors in data over noisy communication channels. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Error, correction and code.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current 31-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Error, correction and code providing the first useful test.
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The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 5, 2026.

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This entry incorporates text from “Error correction code” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.