English Explanatory Dictionary

parity bit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

parity bit parity bits
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