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<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)
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