# Synchronization Strings and Codes for Insertions and Deletions—A Survey

@article{Haeupler2021SynchronizationSA,
title={Synchronization Strings and Codes for Insertions and Deletions—A Survey},
journal={IEEE Transactions on Information Theory},
year={2021},
volume={67},
pages={3190-3206}
}
• Published 3 January 2021
• Computer Science
• IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
Already in the 1960s, Levenshtein and others studied error-correcting codes that protect against synchronization errors, such as symbol insertions and deletions. However, despite significant efforts, progress on designing such codes has been lagging until recently, particularly compared to the detailed understanding of error-correcting codes for symbol substitution or erasure errors. This paper surveys the recent progress in designing efficient error-correcting codes over finite alphabets that…
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