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error correcting code
A code stored on an RFID tag to enable the reader to figure out the value of missing or garbled bits of data.
It's needed because a reader might misinterpret some data from the tag and think a wrist watch is actually a pair of socks.
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): Definitions
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