MEANING
A value calculated from data and used to help detect accidental changes or errors.
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Words that belong together
- verify a checksum
- checksum mismatch
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A checksum mismatch revealed the damaged file.
The receiver verified the checksum before accepting the packet.
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- checksum
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Usage notes
Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular checksum; plural checksums. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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