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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 errorplay

    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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