parity bit
bit added to a binary string to ensure that the sum of the bit values is even or odd; used as an error detecting code
en-GB/pæɹɪtiː ˈbɪt/
en-US/ˈpæɹɪti ˈbɪt/
bit added to a binary string to ensure that the sum of the bit values is even or odd; used as an error detecting code