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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