Parity (computing)
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Parity
In
computing
,
Parity
may refer to:
Parity bit
in
computing
, sets the
parity
of
data
for the purpose of
error detection
Parity flag
in computing, indicates if the number of set bits is odd or even in the
binary
representation of the result of the last operation
Parity file
in
data processing
, created in conjunction with data files and used to check
data integrity
and assist in
data recovery