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Record 1 2002-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

A specific code design in which the characters of a character set are represented by some or all of the different words of n bits arranged in a sequence such that the signal distance between consecutive words in the sequence is 1.

CONT

Use of one of the many unit-distance codes can minimize errors at symbol transition points when converting analog quantities into digital quantities.

OBS

cyclic progressive code: term found in the Compendex database.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
DEF

Código en que los caracteres que lo componen están representados por diferentes palabras de n bits de longitud, en una secuencia tal que la diferencia de posiciones de dígitos correspondientes entre dos palabras en secuencia es precisamente 1.

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