ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

8-N-1

Okay kiddo, imagine you have eight toy blocks that you want to put together in a line. But you don't want them to fall apart, so you need to use something to hold them together. That's where 8-n-1 comes in!

The "8" means there are eight blocks, and the "1" means there's one piece holding them together. The "n" in the middle is a special code that tells you what type of piece is holding the blocks together.

In the case of 8-n-1, the "n" stands for "parity," which means whether the number of blocks with a certain characteristic is even or odd. So let's say you have eight blocks that are either red or blue. If you use parity to hold them together, you would choose either a red or blue block to be in the middle of the line (let's say you choose red). Then, you would make sure that the number of red blocks on either side of the middle block is always an odd number (like three red blocks on the left and two on the right). This keeps the line of blocks held together securely, because if one block falls out, it will throw off the parity and the whole line might collapse!

Overall, 8-n-1 is just a way of creating a secure and stable line of items that need to be kept together. It's like putting together a puzzle, but with more rules to follow!