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parity bit
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An extra bit attached to the byte, character or word used to detect errors in transmission.

(storage, communications)parity bit - An extra bit added to a byte or word to reveal errors.

See parity.
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RAID Level 5 drives, which means data is striped across three or more drives for greater data retrieval and writing speed to complement the CPU and then by parity bits stored on another separate drive providing data security and fault tolerance.
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Shared network devices will also benefit from the parity bits that support error detection and correction.
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Building on the strength of the True Dual-Port(TM) memory, the new Virtex-II architecture also provides support for parity bits.
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