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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

cyclic redundancy check (CRC)

A type of verification check to make sure data is consistent and has not been corrupted. A CRC is commonly used to verify blocks of data stored on disks or transmitted across networks.

Related terms
diskcheck sumformat checkparity checkverificationnetworkcorruption
Term sub categories
Managing data › validation and verification
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