to checksummed
- verb
- Specialized
- All files must be checksummed to ensure they have not been altered.
Examples
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Before uploading, the document was checksummed to prevent errors during transfer.
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The software automatically checksummed each download for security reasons.
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The file has been checksummed for errors.
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Has the data been checksummed yet?
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Before uploading, the document was checksummed to prevent errors during transfer.
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All files must be checksummed to ensure they have not been altered.
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The software automatically checksummed each download for security reasons.
Synonyms
Shown to be true or correct after checking
To make and compare a number from data to find errors
Officially checked and accepted as correct or legal
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Etymology
Checksummed comes from the parts check ('to test') and sum ('total'). A checksum is a small total made from a file, like adding numbers on a receipt to see if they match, so to checksum something is to make that total to check it has not been changed.