PARITY BIT
\pˈaɹɪti bˈɪt], \pˈaɹɪti bˈɪt], \p_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_t_i b_ˈɪ_t]\
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(computer science) an error detection procedure in which a bit (0 or 1) 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 arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error
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