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hash total

In computing, a validation check in which an otherwise meaningless control total is calculated by adding together numbers (such as payroll or account numbers) associated with a set of records. The hash total is checked each time data are input, in order to ensure that no entry errors have been made.
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The components of a hash total include several fields of data in a file, including fields not normally used in calculations, such as an account number.
Guarding computer data by McFadden, Patrick James / Journal of Accountancy
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