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Name :   Robert Kibrick
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Post Date :   9/27/2005

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Glossary Term :  Checksum
Definition :  
Comment :  Checksum: Computed value representing the sum of the contents of an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage.  
Association: security  
Source: no attribution  

Used informally to refer to everything from a CRC to a secure hash