"Gray code" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Gray codes [plural]
Etymology: Named after Bell Labs researcher Frank Gray, who invented this system in 1953. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gray code (plural Gray codes)
  1. A binary coding system in which successive values differ in just one digit position. Wikipedia link: Bell Labs, Frank Gray, Gray code Related terms: Gillham code

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