magnetic tape parity

magnetic tape parity

[mag′ned·ik ¦tāp ′par·əd·ē]

(computer science)

A check performed on the data bits on a tape; usually an odd (or even) condition is expected and the occurrence of the wrong parity indicates the presence of an error.

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