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It has been proposed that syntactical information be used as an aid in error detection, location, and correction. In the present paper the minimum distance syntactical decoding algorithm of Souza and Scholtz is improved with the use of sequential decoding techniques. Fano's algorithm is adapted to the syntactical case; simulation results show the drastic reduction in number of backtrackings afforded by the new algorithm. Comments are made on the results obtained, their implications, and topics for future research.
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The present research was supported in part by BNDE, the Brazilian Bank for National Development.
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Velasco, F.R.D., Souza, C.d.R.e. Sequential syntactical decoding. International Journal of Computer and Information Sciences 3, 273–287 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00978976
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