Parity Bit

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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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

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Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: parity
plural: Parity Bits
possessive: Parity Bit's
pluralpossessive: Parity Bits'

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