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CHECKSUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("checksum" is a kind of...):
check; confirmation; substantiation; verification (additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct)