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8B/10B encoding
An algorithm for encoding data for transmission in which each 8-bit data byte is converted to a 10-bit transmission character. 8B/10B encoding supports continuous transmission with a balanced number of ones and zeros in the code stream and detects single bit transmission errors.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Software
- Category: Globalization software service
- Company: IBM
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