parity check

par·i·ty check

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noun parity check a method for detecting errors in data communications or within a computer system by counting the number of ones or zeros per byte or per word, including a special check bit (parity bit) to see if the value is even or odd. 1
noun parity check a check made of computer data to ensure that the total number of bits of value 1 (or 0) in each unit of information remains odd or even after transfer between a peripheral device and the memory or vice versa 0

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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