check digit

tʃɛk ˈdɪdʒɪt

Definition

Definition of check digit - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

single-digit checksum used for error detection

TECH.

The barcode includes a check digit for validation.
The system flagged an error due to a wrong check digit.
Each ISBN has a check digit for accuracy.

checksum

digit

verifier

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Expressions with check

check in

They went to check in at the hotel reception..

check on

verify the condition or well-being of someone or something

She called to check on her elderly neighbor's health.

check out

announce one's departure from a hotel

We checked out and left the hotel by 11 AM.

check into

They checked into the hotel late last night..

check in with

contact someone to update or receive information

I need to check in with my boss before leaving.

check it out

pay attention to something interesting

Check it out! There's a rainbow.

Expressions with digit

triple-digit

adj.

having a value with three numerical digits

The city saw triple-digit temperatures last summer.

double-digit

adj.

relating to numbers from 10 to 99

The company reported a double-digit increase in revenue..

decimal digit

any of the numerals from 0 to 9

The number 345 consists of three decimal digits..

six-digit

adj.

having exactly six numerical digits

Enter your six-digit PIN to continue.

binary digit

either of the two digits 0 or 1

A binary digit can be either 0 or 1.

least significant digit

the digit in a number with the lowest place value

In the number 345, the least significant digit is 5.

significant digit

digit in a number that contributes to its precision

The number 0.0504 has three significant digits..

digit plane

surface related to fingers or toes

The surgeon examined the digit plane for any abnormalities.

duodecimal digit

digit from 0 to 11 in base-12

In duodecimal, the number 10 is a duodecimal digit.

hexadecimal digit

any of the 16 symbols used in the hexadecimal number system

The hexadecimal digit 'F' represents the decimal number 15..

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osculation

Vedic arithmetic

method to check divisibility using digit operations

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French:chiffre de contrôle, ...
German:Prüfziffer, ...
Italian:cifra di controllo, ...
Spanish:dígito de control, ...
Portuguese:dígito de verificação, ...
Chinese:校验位, ...
Japanese:チェックディジット, ...
Arabic:رقم تحقق, ...
Hebrew:מִסְפָּר בְּיקוֹרֶת, ...
Russian:контрольная цифра, ...
Ukrainian:контрольна цифра, ...
Hindi:चेक अंक, ...
Bengali:চেক ডিজিট, ...
Catalan:dígit de control, ...
Czech:kontrolní číslice, ...
Danish:kontrolciffer, ...
Dutch:controlecijfer, ...
Greek:ψηφίο ελέγχου, ...
Hungarian:ellenőrző számjegy, ...
Khmer:ខ្ទង់ត្រួតពិនិត្យ, ...
Korean:체크 디지트, ...
Persian:رقم کنترلی, ...
Polish:cyfra kontrolna, ...
Portuguese (BR):dígito verificador, ...
Romanian:cifră de control, ...
Swedish:kontrollsiffra, ...
Thai:ตัวเลขตรวจสอบ, ...
Turkish:kontrol rakamı, ...
Vietnamese:chữ số kiểm tra, ...

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