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parity bit  parity  check bit  Bit interface parity  check bits
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(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 WordNet 3.0
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(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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A parity bit, or check bit, is a bit added to a string of binary code. Wikipedia
A bit (binary digit) used to indicate whether the number of bits in a given set with value of one is even or odd. Parity bits are used as a simple error detection code. Wiktionary
A bit used to indicate parity. Wiktionary (translation)