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checksum

In computing, a control total of specific items of data. A checksum is used as a check that data have been input or transmitted correctly. It is used in communications and in, for example, accounts programs. See also validation.



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The data path demands of a storage system are additionally taxed by the demands of RAID parity generation for RAID-5 and RAID-6, and by computing data integrity checksums.
Sure-Scan looks at both file versions and checksums.
DCC (Distributed Checksum Clearinghouse) is a system of millions of users, tens of thousands of clients and more than 250 servers that collect checksums related to more than 180 million messages per day.
 
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