hamming code

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

Hamming code

   <algorithm> Extra, redundant bits added to stored or
   transmitted data for the purposes of {error detection and
   correction}.

   Named after the mathematician {Richard Hamming}, Hamming codes
   greatly improve the reliability of data, e.g. from distant
   space probes, where it is impractical, because of the long
   transmission delay, to correct errors by requesting
   retransmission.

   [Detail?  Connection with {Hamming Distance}?]

   (2002-07-02)