one-bit error

noun

UK /wʌn bɪt ˈɛrə/

US /wʌn bɪt ˈɛrər/

A one-bit error is a mistake where just one tiny piece of computer information is wrong.

The computer fixed the one-bit error by itself.

SYNONYMS

single-bit error bit flip single-bit fault one-bit mistake

RELATED WORDS

bit error correction data corruption parity check memory

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A transmission fault in which exactly one bit of a data unit is inverted.

The network log showed a one-bit error in the packet.

3. A small, isolated mistake that is easy to correct.

Compared to the big bug, this was just a one-bit error.

4. A single-bit discrepancy between two stored copies of a value.

The checksum caught a one-bit error between the two files.