NOM | quantity | bit de paritat | (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 |
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Sentit | (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. | |
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Categoria | informàtica | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
General | bit | A unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit) |
Anglès | parity bit, parity, check bit |
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