Error correcting code

1. Coding system that allows data being read or transmitted to be checked for errors and, when detected, corrects those errors.

Source: Election Terminology Glossary - Draft, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), https://pages.nist.gov/ElectionGlossary/; Glossary of terms database, U.S. Election Assistance Commission, https://www.eac.gov/glossary/