checksum

ˈtʃɛkˌsʌm

Definition

Definition of checksum - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

number verifying data integrity in computing

TECH.

The software calculates a checksum for each file.

digest

hash

verification

computing

TECH.

digit sum used for error-checking in data

TECH.

A checksum helps detect errors in data transmission.

parity bit

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Origin of checksum

English, check (to verify) + sum (total)

Terms with checksum included in their meaning

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cyclic redundancy check

data integrity

error-detecting code making checksum to find data changes

check digit

technology

single-digit checksum used for error detection

checksumming

adj.

computing

involving verification using a checksum

checksumming

adj.

technology

related to the process of creating a checksum

Examples of checksum in a sentence

The checksum ensures the file was not altered.
The software uses a checksum to ensure data integrity.
Without a checksum, data errors might go unnoticed.

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French:somme de contrôle, ...
German:Prüfsumme, Prüfziffer, ...
Italian:checksum, codice di verifica, ...
Spanish:checksum, ...
Portuguese:checksum, ...
Chinese:校验和, 校验码, ...
Japanese:チェックサム, ...
Arabic:قِيمَة التَّحَقُّق, مَجمُوع تَدقِيق, ...
Hebrew:סְכוּם בִּקֹּרֶת, ...
Russian:контрольная сумма, ...
Ukrainian:контрольна сума, перевірочна сума, ...
Hindi:चेकसम, त्रुटि-जांच अंक, ...
Bengali:চেকসাম, ...
Catalan:checksum, ...
Czech:kontrolní součet, ...
Danish:kontrolsum, ...
Dutch:controlegetal, controlesom, ...
Greek:άθροισμα ελέγχου, ψηφιακός έλεγχος, ...
Hungarian:ellenőrzőösszeg, kontrollösszeg, ...
Khmer:លេខត្រួតពិនិត្យ, តម្លៃត្រួតពិនិត្យ, ...
Korean:체크섬, 오류 검사용 합계, ...
Persian:مجموعه بررسی, مجموع بررسی, ...
Polish:suma kontrolna, suma kontrolna danych, ...
Portuguese (BR):checksum, soma de verificação, ...
Romanian:checksum, sumă de control, ...
Swedish:kontrollsumma, checksumma, ...
Thai:ค่าเช็คซัม, ผลรวมตรวจสอบ, ...
Turkish:doğrulama sayısı, doğrulama toplamı, ...
Vietnamese:số kiểm tra, tổng số kiểm tra, ...

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