Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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computing | Yes | No | No | No |
parity bit | Yes | No | No | No |
computing (noun) | parity bit (noun) |
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the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | (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 |
the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |