Parity check involves transmitting data received by an output device back to the source unit for comparison with the original data.

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Parity check involves adding an extra bit (parity bit) to a string of binary code to ensure that the total number of 1-bits in the string is even or odd, which is a simple error detection method and does not involve transmitting data back to the source for comparison.

Parity Check Involves Transmitting Data Received by an Output Device