fec

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Forward Error Correction
FEC

   <algorithm> (FEC) A class of methods for controling errors in
   a one-way {communication} system.  FEC sends extra information
   along with the data, which can be used by the receiver to
   check and correct the data.

   A {CPU} writing data to {RAM} is a kind of one-way
   communication - see {error correcting memory} and {error
   checking and correction}.

   (1996-10-02)