parity bit

Questions about parity bit

What is another word for parity bit?

It depends which parity bit you mean. In the sense “(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 synonyms are parity, check bit. Across all 1 sense there are 2 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of parity bit?

WordNet records no antonym for parity bit. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for parity bit come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

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• Full entry for parity bitAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for parity bitWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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