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of stored data or machine crash. In the case of the home PC where data integrity is often perceived to be of little importance--certainly true for, say games and web browsing, less so for Internet banking and home finances--non-parity memory is an affordable option. However, if data integrity is required, parity memory will halt the computer and prevent the corrupt data from affecting results or stored data, although losing intermediate unstored data and preventing use until any faulty RAM is replaced. For the expense of some computational overhead,

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