1. A device for processing data, comprising: an input interface for receiving input data; a processing module for processing data; and an encoding unit configured to encode data words received at the input interface as input data, in order to obtain encoded data words; wherein the encoding unit is configured to encode the data words in such a manner that at least approximately 50% of all encoded data words have at least one of a specified Hamming distance and a specified Hamming weight, and wherein the processing module is configured to process the encoded data words.