CHECKSUM

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 I. (noun) 

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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)

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