error correction code

NOUN
21 LETTERS · STARTS WITH E

error correction code is a valid 21-letter word worth 26 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1R1R1O1R1C3O1R1R1E1C3T1I1O1N1C3O1D2E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 =26 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 52TRIPLE WORD → 78
MEANING

What does error correction code mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.

SYNONYMS
ECC
BROADER
CODECOMPUTER CODE
NARROWER
CYCLIC REDUNDANCY CHECK