stackyFACTSTo prevent data from secretly corrupting itself during a transfer, systems attach a single extra digit called a parity bit. It counts whether the total number of ones in a sequence is odd or even, serving as a desperate digital hall monitor to catch any numbers that randomly flipped during the journey.
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