Word: Checksum
Noun
Definitions:
1. A digit representing the sum of the correct digits in a piece of stored or transmitted digital data, against which later comparisons can be made to detect errors in the data.
Example sentences: "Although a UPC number has 12 digits (implying a maximum capacity of a trillion items), the first digit is a category code that in practice is almost always, and the final digit is a checksum used for detecting errors."
Derivations:
checksumming
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Checksum in Other Languages...
Spanish:
German: Fsumme
French:
Italian:
Turkish: Sağlama
