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redundancy check

[ri′dən·dən·sē ‚chek]
(computer science)
A forbidden-combination check that uses redundant digits called check digits to detect errors made by a computer.
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redundancy check

In communications, a method for detecting transmission errors by appending a calculated number onto the end of each segment of data. See CRC.
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