• A group of error-correcting codes that were introduced in 1960 by Irving S. Reed and Gustave Solomon. They have many applications, the most prominent of which include consumer technologies such as MiniDiscs, CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, QR codes, data transmission technologies such as DSL and WiMAX, broadcast systems such as satellite communications, DVB and ATSC, and storage systems such as RAID 6. Reed–Solomon codes operate on blocks of data treated as sets of finite-field elements called symbols, where they are able to detect and correct multiple symbol errors. For example, Reed–Solomon codes can help correct burst errors associated with media defects, and make data transmissions over erasure channels more reliable. ← Wikipedia

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