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CHECK BIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(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; 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
Synonyms:
check bit; parity; parity bit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("check bit" is a kind of...):
bit (a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
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