checksum
checksum noun: a number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
Noun
checksum (plural checksums)
- A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
Verb
checksum (third-person singular simple present checksums, present participle checksumming, simple past and past participle checksummed)
- To compute a checksum.
checksum meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese
checksum in Arabic
- number serving to detect error
- تَدْقِيق مَجْمُوع tadqīq majmūʕ
checksum in Vietnamese
- number serving to detect error
- giá trị kiểm tra, giá trị tổng kiểm
Forms of checksum
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | checksums |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | checksums |
| present participle | checksumming |
| past participle | checksummed |
| past | checksummed |
Origin of checksum
From check + sum.
Words formed from checksum
Phrases with checksum
Questions about checksum
- What does checksum mean?
- Checksum means a number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
- What is checksum in Arabic?
- Checksum in Arabic is تَدْقِيق مَجْمُوع (tadqīq majmūʕ). See Checksum meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is checksum?
- Checksum can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of checksum?
- The plural of checksum is checksums.
Words near checksum in the dictionary
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