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checksum

checksum

1 7.4
A number created from a file's data to check for errors
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɛkˌsʌm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : suma de verificación
  • To confirm the file's integrity, we need to generate a checksum after the transfer is complete.

directly as well. If the checksum still doesn't match, you might have a Unicorn

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Examples

  • CCC offers a better feature that I recommend you add to a weekly task—checksum verification between files on the source and destination.

    Blog text (27)

  • A reader suggested: "In that case, you need a checksum."

    Blog text (2)

  • Check the box to calculate a checksum for every compared file.

    Blog text (27)

  • IP adds its own header and checksum to ensure the proper machine receives that information.

    Academic text (1998)

  • A communication package consists of a specific header, a PU field, a command field, and a checksum sent by the clock chip.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The command following specifies the command to be executed after the checksum has been verified by the PU.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Finally, the CGC sends an 8-bit checksum to provide error detection on the interface.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Generate a hash (checksum) value using algorithms such as MD5, SHA1, etc. on the original file.

    Blog text (25)

  • ReFS has checksums and checks for errors when idle (at night).

    Blog text (16)

  • TCP/IP's 16-bit checksum provides explicit, though weak, integrity, but pertinence and provenance are, at best, implicit in the source and destination addresses.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

check character
vschecksum
  • Specialized
7.1

An extra digit or letter added to the end of a code to find reading errors

uses a calculated numeric code rather than a single end symbol

How Reliable

blockchain
  • Texting
3 5.9
hash
  • Specialized
35 4.9
cyclic redundancy check
  • Specialized
1 6.8
checksum
  • Specialized
1 7.4
parity bit
  • Specialized
6.2

Surface Forms

checksum singular
checksums plural

Morphology

checksum = check + sum (semi-transparent) = check + sum

The components 'check' and 'sum' transparently indicate a total used for checking, but the precise technical role as an integrity verification value is specialized.

Etymology

The word checksum comes from the two simple parts check and sum, where sum means 'total' and check means 'to test'. A checksum is therefore a number made from a file's contents that helps 'check' for mistakes.