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checksum vs verification

verification vs checksum

checksum and verification both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
checksum Yes No No No
verification Yes No No No
As nouns, verification is a hypernym of checksum; that is, verification is a word with a broader meaning than checksum:
  • checksum: a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage
  • verification: additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
Other hypernyms of checksum include check, confirmation, substantiation.
checksum (noun) verification (noun)
a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
(law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement
Difference between checksum and verification

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