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English noun: parity bit | |||
| 1. | parity bit (quantity) (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error | ||
| Synonyms | check bit, parity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bit | ||
| Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
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