PARITY CHECK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parity check mean? 

• PARITY CHECK (noun)
  The noun PARITY CHECK has 1 sense:

1. a system of checking for errors in computer functioning

  Familiarity information: PARITY CHECK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARITY CHECK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A system of checking for errors in computer functioning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

odd-even check; parity check; redundancy check

Hypernyms ("parity check" is a kind of...):

check; confirmation; substantiation; verification (additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct)