check word

check word

[′chek ‚wərd]
(computer science)
A computer word, containing data from a block of records, that is joined to the block and serves as a check symbol during transfers of the block between different locations.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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