# parity bit

> bit added to a binary string to ensure that the sum of the bit values is even or odd; used as an error detecting code

**Wikidata**: [Q625502](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q625502)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parity_bit)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/parity-bit


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)