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parity bit
parity bitn. Computers A bit added to a binary code that indicates parity and is used to check the integrity of data.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | parity bit - (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 errorcheck bit, paritycomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structuresbit - a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte" |
parity bit
parity bit[′par·əd·ē ‚bit] (communications) An additional nondata bit that is attached to a set of data bits to check their validity; it is set so that the sum of one-bits in the augmented set is always odd or always even. parity bit (storage, communications)An extra bit added to a byte orword to reveal errors.
See parity.parity bitAn extra bit attached to the byte, character or word used to detect errors in transmission.AcronymsSeeP-BITparity bit
Related to parity bit: checksumSynonyms for parity bitnoun (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'sSynonymsRelated Words- computer science
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