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parity bit Definition
(n) (
computer
science
)
abit
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
arriv
parity bit Synonyms
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parity
parity bit
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