"Hamming code" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Hamming codes [plural]
Etymology: Named after American mathematician Richard Hamming (1915–1998). Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|mathematician||||}} mathematician, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Richard Hamming}} Richard Hamming, {{named-after|en|Richard Hamming|born=1915|died=1998|nat=American|occ=mathematician|wplink==}} Named after American mathematician Richard Hamming (1915–1998) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hamming code (plural Hamming codes)
  1. (telecommunications) Any of a family of linear error-correcting codes that generalize the Hamming(7,4)-code invented by Richard Hamming in 1950. Wikipedia link: Hamming code Categories (topical): Telecommunications
    Sense id: en-Hamming_code-en-noun-vZMp4euK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications

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