"parity bit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: parity bits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} parity bit (plural parity bits)
  1. (computing) A bit (binary digit) used to indicate whether the number of bits in a given set with value of one is even or odd. Parity bits are used as a simple error detection code. Wikipedia link: parity bit Translations (A bit used to indicate parity): pariteitsbit (Dutch)

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