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Parity Bit

Parity Bit: (C.

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(C. F. D.) A checksum that is computed on a block of bits by computing the binary sum of the individual bits in the block and then discarding all but the low-order bit of the sum. See checksum.

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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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