checksum
noun/ˈtʃɛksʌm/
Frequency rank: #19,523 most common English word
Meaning
A value calculated from data and used to detect errors or verify integrity.
Example sentence
After downloading the file, she verified the checksum to make sure it had not been corrupted.
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