parity bit
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1. (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 (noun.quantity)
hypernym | : | bit, |
definition | : | a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states (noun.quantity) |
domain category | : | computer science, computing, |
definition | : | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition) |
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