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PARITY CHECKING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- IT Security
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Telecommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- parity check
1, record 1, English, parity%20check
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- odd-even check 2, record 1, English, odd%2Deven%20check
correct, standardized
- parity checking 3, record 1, English, parity%20checking
correct
- odd even check 4, record 1, English, odd%20even%20check
correct
- parity control 5, record 1, English, parity%20control
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A redundancy check in which a recalculated parity bit is compared to the predetermined parity bit. 6, record 1, English, - parity%20check
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "odd check" is also used when the predetermined parity is odd, and the term "even check" is also used when the predetermined parity is even. 6, record 1, English, - parity%20check
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
parity: The oddness or evenness of the number of ones in a binary word, byte, character, or message. Parity is the most popular error-detecting code. The code is predetermined to be either odd or even parity. 7, record 1, English, - parity%20check
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
parity check; odd-even check: terms and definition reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA. 8, record 1, English, - parity%20check
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Sécurité des TI
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Télécommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contrôle de parité
1, record 1, French, contr%C3%B4le%20de%20parit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- contrôle de la parité 2, record 1, French, contr%C3%B4le%20de%20la%20parit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contrôle par redondance selon lequel la valeur recalculée d'un bit de parité ou d'un bit d'imparité est comparée à celle du bit d'origine. 3, record 1, French, - contr%C3%B4le%20de%20parit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «contrôle d'imparité» n'est utilisé que lorsque le bit d'origine est impair. 3, record 1, French, - contr%C3%B4le%20de%20parit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
contrôle de parité : terme et définition reproduits avec l'autorisation de l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA), 178, boul. Rexdale, Toronto (Ontario), Canada M9W 1R3 (détentrice des droits d'auteur). La CSA décline toute responsabilité quant à la façon dont la matière est présentée et quant à toute interprétation pouvant en découler. L'information reproduite pourrait ne pas être à jour. Pour plus de renseignements, communiquer avec la CSA. 4, record 1, French, - contr%C3%B4le%20de%20parit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Seguridad de IT
- Programas y programación (Informática)
- Telecomunicaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- control de paridad
1, record 1, Spanish, control%20de%20paridad
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- comprobación de paridad 2, record 1, Spanish, comprobaci%C3%B3n%20de%20paridad
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tipo de comprobación por suma en la que los dígitos binarios en un carácter o palabra, se suman y su suma es verificada contra un dígito de paridad único, previamente calculado, por ejemplo, una prueba verifica si el número de unos en una palabra es par o impar. 3, record 1, Spanish, - control%20de%20paridad
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-10-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
- Computer Programs and Programming
- IT Security
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- binary parity check
1, record 2, English, binary%20parity%20check
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- even-parity check 2, record 2, English, even%2Dparity%20check
correct
- even parity check 3, record 2, English, even%20parity%20check
correct
- even parity checking 4, record 2, English, even%20parity%20checking
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A procedure of error control which checks whether the number of digits of the same type in a group of binary digits representing a character or a block is even. 1, record 2, English, - binary%20parity%20check
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- contrôle par parité
1, record 2, French, contr%C3%B4le%20par%20parit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On a généralisé le contrôle par parité en terminant systématiquement chaque bloc d'enregistrement par un «caractère de contrôle longitudinal». 2, record 2, French, - contr%C3%B4le%20par%20parit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Parité: caractéristique de ce qui est pair. (En fait, en informatique, où cette caractéristique est utilisée en vue de contrôle, on parle de parité paire ou de parité impaire (ou imparité).) 3, record 2, French, - contr%C3%B4le%20par%20parit%C3%A9
Record 2, Key term(s)
- contrôle de parité paire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
- Programas y programación (Informática)
- Seguridad de IT
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- control de paridad binario
1, record 2, Spanish, control%20de%20paridad%20binario
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- verificación de paridad par 2, record 2, Spanish, verificaci%C3%B3n%20de%20paridad%20par
correct, feminine noun
- control de paridad par 3, record 2, Spanish, control%20de%20paridad%20par
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedimiento de control de error que comprueba si el número de dígitos del mismo tipo en un grupo de dígitos binarios que representan un carácter o un bloque es par. 1, record 2, Spanish, - control%20de%20paridad%20binario
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