What Does Parity Check Mean?
A parity check is an error-correction process in network communication that ensures data transmissions between communication nodes are accurate. In this process, the receiver agrees to use the same even parity bit or odd parity bit scheme as the sender. In an even parity check, parity bits ensure there are an even number of 1s and 0s in the transmission. In an odd parity check, there are an odd number of 1s and 0s in the transmission.
Techopedia Explains Parity Check
Parity checking, which was created to eliminate data communication errors, has an easy to understand working mechanism. Parity bits are optional and there are no rules for where a parity bit has to be placed, but conventionally, parity bits are added at the end of the data transfer.
