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checksum - 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

confirmation, substantiation, verification, check - additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"

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check confirmation substantiation verification			There is also a system to compare the check sums of loaded sections of FORTRAN programs to debug compilation problems on specific IBM computers. File Comparison Software by Sam Miller / Computers and Internet community The first is calculating a check sum during the backup process, then reading the tape, recalculating the check sum and doing a comparison--they should be equal. Plan for the worst, hope for the best: backup & disaster recovery, ... by Edwards, Morgan / Computer Technology Review If archived data is restored to the application and any changes are made, Active Archiving will compare the new check sum with the old upon re-archiving, conclude that changes have occurred, and save the newly archived data as a new file. Innovations in information management technologies: thanks to ... by Gable, Julie / Information Management Journal			Chechnya Chechoslovak check check back check bit Check book check box check card check character check digit check firing check girl check guarantee card Check hook check in check into check list check mark Check nut check off check out check over check overdraft credit check register check stub Check sum check sweeping check through check up check up on check valve check-in check-out procedure check-up checkable checkage checkback checkbook checked checker checker board checkerberry checkerbloom checkerboard checkered checkered adder checkered daffodil checkered lily checkered whiptail checkers checkerspot			Check Re-Presentment Check Re-Presentments Check Records check register check register check rein check rein check rein check rein check reins Check Representment Check Representments Check Republic Check Republic Check Request Check Request Form check routine check row check sample check sample check screen Check Signal Return Check Solutions Check Sorter check standard Check Status Reply check stop check strip check stub check study Check sum check sweeping check symbol check that Check the Market Check This Out check thoroughly check throat check through check through Check to Check Check truncation check up check up check up check up on check up on check upon again Check valve Check valve Check valve Check Valve Condition Monitoring check valves check valves check with check word Check Writer Check Writers Check Writing Check Yearly. See Clearly. Check Your E-Mail

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