[Simh] A terminology question

[Leo Broukhis]

In this case the value is calculated from the other bits:
parity({upper half-word, parity bit 1}) = 0, parity({lower half-word,
parity bit 2}) = 1 indicates an instruction word

parity({upper half-word, parity bit 1}) = 1, parity({lower half-word,
parity bit 2}) = 0 indicates a data word

Leo

On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 10:48 AM, Phil Budne <phil at ultimate.com> wrote:

> Leo wrote:
> > "Parity" makes the most sense. I was wondering if there is already a more
> > specific term for such a scheme.
>
> To me, parity implies value calculated from the other bits.
> "tag" or "attribute" bits ring better in my ears.  If the tag bits
> can't be tweaked by user code, the term "capability" might be a
> choice.
>
> Phil
>
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