parity error


parity error

[′par·əd·ē ‚er·ər] (computer science) A machine error in which an odd number of bits are accidentally changed, so that the error can be detected by a parity check.

parity error

(storage, communications)An error discovered by the inclusionof a parity bit.

parity error

An error condition that occurs when the parity bit of a character is found to be incorrect. See parity checking.