Many storage media formats and network protocols use closely related schemes to transparently handle minor defects and disruptions [1]. The more general theore

Many storage media formats and network protocols use closely related schemes to transparently handle minor defects and disruptions [1]. The more general theoretical category is the erasure code [2]. [1] https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~guyb/realworld/reedsolomon/reed_solomon_codes.html https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~guyb/realworld/reedsolomon/reed_solo... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasure_code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasure_code