checksum

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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.

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Meanings

nounchecksum (plural checksums)

plural checksums

  1. computingA number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
verbchecksum (third-person singular simple present checksums, present participle checksumming, simple past and past participle checksummed)

present singular third person checksums · participle present checksumming · participle past checksummed · past checksummed

  1. computingTo compute a checksum.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hash

Origin

From check + sum.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans kontrolesom
  • kontrolesomnumber serving to detect error
Arabic تَدْقِيق مَجْمُوع
  • تَدْقِيق مَجْمُوع (tadqīq majmūʕ)number serving to detect error
Catalan suma de verificació, checksum
  • suma de verificaciónumber serving to detect error
  • checksumnumber serving to detect error
Chinese Mandarin 校驗和 /校验和, 檢查和 /检查和
  • 校驗和 /校验和 (jiàoyànhé)number serving to detect error
  • 檢查和 /检查和 (jiǎncháhé)number serving to detect error
Czech kontrolní součet
  • kontrolní součetnumber serving to detect error
Dutch controlecijfer, checksum
  • controlecijfernumber serving to detect error
  • checksumnumber serving to detect error
Esperanto kontrolsumo
  • kontrolsumonumber serving to detect error
Estonian kontrollsumma
  • kontrollsummanumber serving to detect error
Finnish tarkiste, tarkistussumma
  • tarkistenumber serving to detect error
  • tarkistussummanumber serving to detect error
  • tarkastussummanumber serving to detect error
French somme de contrôle
  • somme de contrôlenumber serving to detect error
German Prüfsumme
  • Prüfsummenumber serving to detect error
Greek άθροισμα ελέγχου
  • άθροισμα ελέγχου (áthroisma elénchou)number serving to detect error
Hebrew סכום ביקורת
  • סכום ביקורתnumber serving to detect error
Hungarian ellenőrző összeg
  • ellenőrző összegnumber serving to detect error
Icelandic prófsumma, gátsumma
  • prófsummanumber serving to detect error
  • gátsummanumber serving to detect error
Japanese チェックサム
  • チェックサム (chekkusamu)number serving to detect error
Korean 체크섬
  • 체크섬 (chekeuseom)number serving to detect error
Norwegian sjekksum
  • sjekksumnumber serving to detect error
Polish suma kontrolna
  • suma kontrolnanumber serving to detect error
Portuguese checksum, soma de verificação
  • checksumnumber serving to detect error
  • soma de verificaçãonumber serving to detect error
Russian контро́льная су́мма
  • контро́льная су́мма (kontrólʹnaja súmma)number serving to detect error
Slovak kontrolný súčet
  • kontrolný súčetnumber serving to detect error
Spanish suma de verificación, checksum
  • suma de verificaciónnumber serving to detect error
  • checksumnumber serving to detect error
Swedish kontrollsumma
  • kontrollsummanumber serving to detect error
Turkish sağlama toplamı, sınama toplamı
  • sağlama toplamınumber serving to detect error
  • sınama toplamınumber serving to detect error
  • kontrol hanesinumber serving to detect error
Ukrainian контро́льна су́ма
  • контро́льна су́ма (kontrólʹna súma)number serving to detect error
Vietnamese giá trị kiểm tra, giá trị tổng kiểm
  • giá trị kiểm tranumber serving to detect error
  • giá trị tổng kiểmnumber serving to detect error
Cite this entry
APA

checksum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checksum

MLA

“checksum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checksum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “checksum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checksum.

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