parity bit in English
noun
1
a bit that acts as a check on a set of binary values, calculated in such a way that the number of 1s in the set plus the parity bit should always be even (or occasionally, should always be odd).
To overcome this limitation, the driver simulates it by using the parity bit .
noun
check bitparity
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1. I'm running parity bit tests, file compares, metadata compares, different character sets, packet sizes...
2. It's addition modulo 2, just like in the parity bit check on your computer.
3. The eighth bit in ASCII was originally used as a parity bit for error checking.
4. For example, a parity bit or other error management method can be inserted into the signal path.