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Noun1.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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Unfortunately, for most software auto updaters, there is no easy way to tell if the patch is legitimate, so users are forced to check the MD5 checksums manually after downloading the update.
Barcode Checksums To ensure safe and error free reading and scanning of barcodes, all common barcode symbologies support so called checksum or check digit schemes.
Red Hat, Caldera, Sun, IBM and SCO have since posted software fixes and checksums.
 
 
 
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