An interface defined the ACPI

Error Correcting Code. A specific code that can detect and correct errors. Typical ECC codes can detect two bit of errors and correct one bit (there are some advanced encodings that can handle more er [..]

Reliability, Availability, Serviceability. DIMM

This is a standardized way for a BIOS to report the current hardware configuration to the operating system. The DMI information can be dumped with the dmidecode

An alternative memory error reporting framework. See the FAQ entry