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checksums

checksums is the plural of checksum.

Meaning of checksum

Noun

checksum (plural checksums)

  1. A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.

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Phrases with checksums

Questions about checksums

What is checksums the plural of?
Checksums is the plural of checksum.

Words near checksums in the dictionary

  1. checksum
  2. checksummed
  3. checksummer
  4. checksummers
  5. checksumming
  6. checksums
  7. checkt
  8. checkup
  9. checkup from the neck up
  10. checkups
  11. checkups from the neck up

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Adapted from Wiktionary: checksums (page history and authors); checksum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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