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ODD PARITY [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2009-08-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- odd parity
1, record 1, English, odd%20parity
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
characteristic of the encodation of a symbol character whereby the character contains an odd number of dark modules 1, record 1, English, - odd%20parity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
odd parity: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-2:2008]. 2, record 1, English, - odd%20parity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-01-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Software
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- odd parity
1, record 2, English, odd%20parity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- odd-parity 2, record 2, English, odd%2Dparity
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The use of a bit selected to make the total number of 1s odd to allow error detection. 2, record 2, English, - odd%20parity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Logiciels
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- imparité
1, record 2, French, imparit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- parité impaire 2, record 2, French, parit%C3%A9%20impaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualité de ce qui est impair. 3, record 2, French, - imparit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Soporte lógico (Software)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- paridad impar
1, record 2, Spanish, paridad%20impar
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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