Variable-length codes can be made comma-free without separator bits
Evidence
By allocating a bit for each level, a variable length code is built up where a leading zero represents the beginning of a new code word, up to the maxi mum length of the codewords. This property makes the code comma free, which means it needs no additional bits to separate the variable code words — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 2636
Categorization
Category: Definitional Content
- DEFINE: Defines the comma-free property that lets decoders find word boundaries without extra padding.