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Framing bit

In telecommunications, a framing bit is a bit used for frame synchronization. In a bit stream, framing bits are used in determining the beginning or end of a frame. They occur at specified positions in the frame, do not carry information, and are usually repetitive.

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188

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