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Parity

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000878

The property of an integer being either even or odd. In data transmission and storage, it is used as a simple form of error checking by determining if the number of set bits (bits with a value of 1) in a group of bits is even or odd. This property forms the basis for the parity bit method, which can detect single-bit errors in a byte or word.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000878
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectTechnical
Record as JSON 
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