Hamming code

Any of a family of linear error-correcting codes that generalize the Hamming(7,4)-code invented by Richard Hamming in 1950.

Noun

  1. Any of a family of linear error-correcting codes that generalize the Hamming(7,4)-code invented by Richard Hamming in 1950.

Origin

Named after American mathematician Richard Hamming (1915–1998).

Forms

Hamming codes