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check digit n (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a digit derived from and appended to a string of data digits, used to detect corruption of the data string during transmission or transcription How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| We had surprisingly few problems with typing errors, as indicated by the internal Check Digit Verification of CAS Registry Numbers (17). However, most modern implementations of barcodes require complicated check digit calculations for error correction that cannot be performed by the fonts themselves. Of the three drives, two hold actual data, while a third contains check digits. |
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