Parity bit

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA 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.

Synonyms

parity bitset high bit binit packed decimal bit depth bitstate bitplane bit array least significant bit bitfield bitness

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