What Does Block Code Mean?
In software programming, a block code is used to convert software code or an algorithm into any particular form so that errors, if any, in the code can be minimized. Block code can also be applied in the domains of telecommunications, information theory and coding theory. The main idea is to encode a message for a recipient in such a way that the recipient is able to address errors, if any, in the message with the help of the encoding.
Techopedia Explains Block Code
American mathematician Richard Hamming can claim a lot of credit for pioneering block code in 1950. In fact, one such block code is named “Hamming code” after Hamming.
