ECC

ECC

Error Correcting Code. An error correction code is additional data sent with a message which allows the recipient to identify whether the data has become corrupted in transit and to correct the error. The number of errors (typically the number of bit errors) which can be corrected will depend on the amount of error correction applied.

For more information see:

• www.hackersdelight.org/ecc.pdf - Theory and practice of error correcting codes.
• www.quantdec.com/Articles/steganography/ecc.htm - Error correcting codes.