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{{Short description|Family of error-correcting codes that encode data in blocks}}
In [[coding theory]], '''block codes''' are a large and important family of [[Channel coding|error-correcting codes]] that encode data in blocks.
There is a vast number of examples for block codes, many of which have a wide range of practical applications. The abstract definition of block codes is conceptually useful because it allows coding theorists, [[mathematician]]s, and [[computer science|computer scientists]] to study the limitations of ''all'' block codes in a unified way.
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