run-length-limited code

run-length-limited code

[¦rən ‚leŋkth ‚lim·əd·əd ′kōd] (communications) A binary code in which a 1 is inserted after a certain number of 0's, in order to avoid long strings of 0's, which would require very accurate clocking in order to ensure that a bit was not lost. Abbreviated RLL code.