Associations to the word «Checksum»

Wiktionary

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
CHECKSUM, verb. To compute a checksum.

Dictionary definition

CHECKSUM, noun. 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.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King