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BIT CONTROL PARIDAD [2 records]

Record 1 2024-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Air Transport
DEF

A binary digit appended to a group of binary digits to make the sum of all the digits, including the appended binary digit, either odd or even as predetermined.

OBS

parity bit: designation and definition standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

OBS

parity bit; parity check bit: designations officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Transport aérien
DEF

Bit de contrôle joint à un groupe de chiffres binaires, pour rendre toujours impaire (parité impaire) ou paire (parité paire) la somme de tous les chiffres binaires, y compris le bit de parité.

OBS

bit de parité; bit de contrôle de parité : désignations uniformisées par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Transporte aéreo
DEF

Bit agregado a un grupo de bits para hacer que la suma de bits (incluyendo el bit de paridad) sea siempre par o siempre impar.

OBS

bit de paridad; bit de control de paridad : designaciones aceptadas oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional(OACI).

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Record 2 2010-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

A code of 8 bits in which seven bits indicate the character represented and the eighth (high-order) is used for parity.

OBS

ASCII uses a possible 128 characters of which 96 are for characters that can be displayed (letters, numbers, special characters), and 32 are for hardware control such as carriage return and page advance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
DEF

Code standard de transmission de données qui comprend sept bits d'information et un bit de parité permettant de détecter les erreurs, ce qui offre 128 combinaisons de codes possibles.

Key term(s)
  • code normalisé américain pour l'échange d'information

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Código que usa ocho bits por carácter(siendo uno de ellos un bit de paridad), constando dicho conjunto de caracteres gráficos y de caracteres de control, utilizados estos últimos para el intercambio de información entre los sistemas de procesamiento de datos y los sistemas de comunicación, y entre los equipos asociados con ambos tipos de sistemas.

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