The maximum number of minimal codewords in an $[n,k]-$code
  Upper and lower bounds are derived for the quantity in the title, which is tabulated for modest values of $n$ and $k.$ An application to graphs with many cycles is given. 
A. Alahmadi, R. E. L. Aldred, R. dela Cruz, P. Sol\'e, C. Thomassen
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